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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Nuclear Power Plants Are Due for a Makeover The industry seeks to retire the "flour mill" look.

Industry could benefit from new plant designs, nuclear group says
The World Nuclear Association has organized a contest for designing a more suitable image for new nuclear reactors. Though technology has made strides, people have commonly likened nuclear plants to century-old flour mills, said John Ritch, director general of the WNA. The global industry may "always face a measure of public concern simply because its technology involves powerful, mysterious, and unseen forces," he said. "But what the industry can certainly control is what the public does see." Seattle Weekly
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