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The nukes of hazard

Posted on July 31, 2008

By Joseph RommJust when you thought it was safe to build 45 new nuclear plants by 2030 as John McCain wants, comes this word from France's Independent Commission on Research and Information on Radiocactivity (CRIIRAD): In less than 15 days, the CRIIRAD has been informed of four malfunctions in four nuclear plants, leading to the accidental contamination of 126 workers, CRIIRAD head Corinne Castanier told Reuters in an interview ... But the conservative francophile said last year, If France can produce 80 percent of its electricity with nuclear power, why can't we? McCain seems ...

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