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Fukushima Has Become the Sequel to “Groundhog Day”

By Russ Wellen On May 19, 2011  

It seems to be déjà vu at Fukushima — like Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day.” Tepco is dealing with the same problems and in the same ways as immediately after the earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima: Where Do Aliens Store Their Spent Fuel Rods?

By Russ Wellen On March 23, 2011  

As the Japanese nuclear crisis sheds light on nuclear safety, one issue, in particular, has been nudged into the spotlight. Since Nevada has balked at storing nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain, spent fuel rods are piling up in U.S. nuclear plants.

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In the End, Fukushima a Gift to the Nuclear Energy Industry?

By Russ Wellen On March 21, 2011  

The Fukushima reactors’ survival of both an earthquake and tsunami with minimal radiation release can be a powerful selling point for nuclear power plants.

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Pro-Nuclear Energy Forces Barely Pause to Rubberneck at Fukushima

By Russ Wellen On March 16, 2011  

Fukushima has been but a minor inconvenience to those who advocate the proliferation of nuclear energy.

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