Drive for atomic energy adds to nuclear challenge: US

Drive for atomic energy adds to nuclear challenge: US
Geneva (AFP) Aug 12, 2009 - A senior US official acknowledged on Wednesday that the growing demand for atomic energy in response to climate change was adding to the challenges of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. "Some people are calling this a nuclear renaissance, it's very much in vogue," said Susan Burk, the US president's special representative for nuclear non-proliferation in what she termed her first publ ... more

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