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Report: Aging nuclear power plants in Europe pose increased risk
2014-03-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: A new report says Europes fleet of nuclear power plants pose an increasing risk to millions of Europeans as the facilities age, and as governments decide to extend the operation of plants beyond their originally intended lifetimes. The nearly 150-page report, commissioned by Greenpeace, synthesizes the research of eight European nuclear energy experts. It concludes that because of Europes heavy dependence on nuclear energy, governments are likely to extend plant operations 20 years or more past...
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