U.S. nuclear power remains on hold

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Questions concerning safety, problems related to nuclear waste management, and exorbitant costs of setting up nuclear plants have put the commercial use of nuclear power on hold in the US. The availability of other channels for meeting electricity demand such as conservation, load management, and other non-nuclear sources also leads to the rejection of atomic power option. Despite the virtual exclusion of the US on the issue of having nuclear power as a future energy option, the government is going ahead with its plans to develop new, economically viable plants.

Usage, Alternative energy sources, Renewable energy, Radioactive wastes, Nuclear energy policy

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Japan's nuclear power faces uncertain future

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The rapid escalation of capital costs and anti-nuclear movements are leading Japan's nuclear power industry into a near stand still situation and into an uncertain future. Longer gestation periods of the nuclear reactors have resulted in a 50% rise in debt for the nine power utilities in the country. Long distances between the plants and the cities have made Japan's electricity costs highest in the world. Environmentalists have filed lawsuits against nuclear programs, and are opposing the nuclear-fuel cycle plan as it will leave Japan with excess plutonium.

Economic aspects, Japan, Energy use

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Nuclear power failure signals end of an era

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The death of nuclear industry due to its own inefficiency and greater risks on human and environmental safety signals the end of a nuclear age. The existing plants are not likely to grow any further. This can be gleaned from the inactivity of the industry across the world. Obsolete technology, inability to meet the wastage, and exorbitant cost contribute to the shutting down of the industry.

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