Showing posts with label nuclear power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nuclear power. Show all posts

Monday, July 4, 2016

The nuclear debate heats back up

Badge given to Chernobyl 'liquidators' depicts a drop of blood with alpha, gamma, and beta particles
Lamiot, Wikipedia
There were two conflicting news stories in one week.

On Monday, President Obama proposed guaranteeing loans for the building of a ‘new generation’ of nuclear power stations. The reason for the government guarantee? Wall Street considers the nuclear power business too risky to invest in. Who’s right, the White House or Wall Street?