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Article: America's aging nuclear reactors.
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- May 26, 2000
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Critics decry lack of scrutiny by regulatory commission
There's a quiet war underway in this city over the future of aging U.S. nuclear power plants -- and the nuclear power industry is winning it.
Winning, say proponents like the Nuclear Energy Institute, the industry lobby with a $25-million-a-year budget, because in an age fearful of global warming from carbon dioxide emissions, nuclear energy is clean. Winning, say nuclear power opponents and public interest groups, because of what the public doesn't know, such as: "Are aging commercial nuclear reactors safe at 40 years, let alone 60?"
It's a crucial question. The first half-dozen nuclear ...