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The federal debate over spent fuel disposal including Yucca Mountain, fuel recycling, and the search for alternatives, and the debate over federal aid to new nuclear plants including loan guarantees, and nuclear’s role if a federal cap-and-trade system puts a price on carbon. Also covered are state debates over whether to encourage or discourage siting of new nuclear plants.
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