Nuclear Renaissance

The World

Not long ago, nuclear energy was seen as a dying industry. There hasn’t been a nuclear power plant built in 30 years, and the disaster at Three Mile Island all but sealed the industry’s fate. But today there are serious moves underway to bring nuclear back, and they are set to begin in the South. Host Bruce Gellerman reports.

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