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Nuclear power: Wonder of new technology may be a dangerous diversion

By Ed Crooks

Published: January 15 2010 16:06 | Last updated: January 15 2010 16:06

Nuclear power is an industry that is perpetually in thrall to dreams of a better tomorrow.

From the earliest claims that electricity would be “too cheap to meter”, there have always been engineers holding out the prospect of technological breakthroughs that would transform energy production.

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