Nuclear Energy Hot Topic Once Again

July 1, 2007 By JAY LINDSAY, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Thanks to global warming, nuclear energy is hot again. Its promise of abundant, carbon emissions-free power is being pushed by the president and newly considered by environmentalists. But any expansion won't come cheap or easy.



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