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Dialogue Extra: Nuclear Power Aftermath

What are the biggest challenges facing commercial nuclear energy plants?

Aired 03/24/2011 | Rating TV-G

Dialogue

Dialogue Extra: Nuclear Power Aftermath

Clip: Season 2011 Episode 11 | 11m 24s

What are the biggest challenges facing commercial nuclear energy plants?

Can we design nuclear reactors to withstand nature's worst? And how will we store all the nuclear waste? Host Joan Cartan-Hansen continues her talk with Idaho National Laboratory Director John Grossenbacher about legal efforts to keep Yucca Mountain open. Grossenbacher also speculates about what a blue ribbon commission will recommend for the future of nuclear waste storage.

Aired 03/24/2011 | Rating TV-G

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Dialogue is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation

Dialogue

Dialogue Extra: Nuclear Power Aftermath

Clip: Season 2011 Episode 11 | 11m 24s

Can we design nuclear reactors to withstand nature's worst? And how will we store all the nuclear waste? Host Joan Cartan-Hansen continues her talk with Idaho National Laboratory Director John Grossenbacher about legal efforts to keep Yucca Mountain open. Grossenbacher also speculates about what a blue ribbon commission will recommend for the future of nuclear waste storage.

Aired 03/24/2011 | Rating TV-G

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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