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Natural Gas and Nuclear Power
August 20, 2012 | TechnologyReview.com

Low natural gas prices are causing some electric utilities to rethink their plans for nuclear power plants. Nuclear plants are extremely expensive, take years to develop and carry a large financial risk. This makes generation with natural gas more attractive.


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