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The Fukushima disaster in March reminded the world, 25 years after Chernobyl, that nuclear energy is anything but clean, secure, and affordable. Unfortunately, another nuclear catastrophe was needed to trigger a fresh debate on the use of nuclear power. Germany’s decision in June to phase out nuclear power by 2022 has provoked irritation among its [...]
No doubt, Mr. Chu, a trained physicist and noble prize winner, is a distinguished man. However, since the devastating earthquake and subsequent nuclear catastrophe hit Japan one is tempted to ask if the same could be said about the politician Steven Chu. It’s a concern that wouldn’t be all that troublesome, if he didn’t happened [...]
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