http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/06/26/nuclear-dark-ages-or-nuclear-renaissance/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:26:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/06/26/nuclear-dark-ages-or-nuclear-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Climate News Roundup - Week of 11/22 - Climate Matters @ Columbia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:58:44 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=912#comment-273 [...] Republican Senator Lindsey Graham urges American lawmakers to ramp up nuclear development programs to meet our growing power needs in a carbon-free manner. Senator Graham pointed to France as an example – they meet 80% of their energy needs through nuclear sources – and talked about Generation IV reactors and their waste-recycling capabilities. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has also expressed support for nuclear development and in particular the European Pressurized Reactor (EPR), a Generation IV model that has generated interest in France, Britain, India, and Dubai. For more information on the ongoing nuclear “renaissance”, check out an earlier blog post. [...]

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