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Nuclear Plant Safety in the Eastern United States

September 5th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

An article in the Baltimore Sun explores nuclear plant safety in the eastern United States after the 5.8 earthquake that occurred in Virginia on August 23, 2011.

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Get Rid of Nuclear Power in Japan?

July 17th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan believes that Japan should work to decrease and then eliminate its reliance on nuclear power : “Through my experience of the March 11 accident, I came to realize the risk of nuclear energy is too high.”

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Video Map of 2053 Nuclear Explosions (1945-1998)

July 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Isao Hashimoto has developed a time-lapse map that shows the location of 2053 nuclear explosions that occurred between 1945 and 1998. It also shows the nation behind each explosion.

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Security of US Nuclear Plants

March 31st, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

As concern about emissions from fossil fuel power plants increase, more attention is being given to generating more electricity with nuclear plants – but questions of their safety remain.

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