Cheaper, Smaller Nuclear Reactors Seek Customers in Developing World

Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 11:56 in Physics & Chemistry

While global warming may present a serious problem for most humans, it has been a great boon to the nuclear power industry. Looking to capitalize on the political and public will behind power plants that don't emit greenhouse gases, nuclear engineering company Babcock and Willcox has rolled out a new power plant almost ten times smaller than many of the reactors currently online. read more

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