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Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy

PBS Space Time · Season 2019 · Episode 20
Energy too cheap to meter - that was the promise of nuclear power in the 1950s, at least according to Lewis Strauss chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. That promise has not come to pass - but with some incredible new technologies, perhaps it still could. The question is - should it?

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Season
2019
Episode
20
Air Date
01/Jul/2019
Air Time
12:00
Runtime
19 min

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Energy too cheap to meter - that was the promise of nuclear power in the 1950s, at least according to Lewis Strauss chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. That promise has not come to pass - but with some incredible new technologies, perhaps it still could. The question is - should it?

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