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S3 E9: An Atomic Future
Season 3 · Episode 9

S3 E9: An Atomic Future

Wild Thing · Foxtopus Ink

July 12, 202233m 21s

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Show Notes

What were the long-term effects of the SL-1 explosion? Nuclear power is a shrinking part of America’s energy picture; accidents and fear have tarnished it, and the old reactor fleet is reaching its end. Yet nuclear energy could provide a bulwark against the looming threat of climate change. Is it something we can make work for us, in spite of ourselves? Are the costs worth it in the long run? Sixty years on, what do we know—and are we better prepared?

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