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Resilient reactors: Nuclear built to last centuries

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Resilient reactors: Nuclear built to last centuries

Can we build a new breed of nuclear power plants that run for hundreds of years rather than a couple of decades, asks Fred Pearce

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Fear after Fukushima to push up carbon emissions

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Fear after Fukushima to push up carbon emissions

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How to dismantle a nuclear reactor

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How to dismantle a nuclear reactor

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Natural gas – a fuel too far?

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Natural gas – a fuel too far?

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US to resume building nuclear plants

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US to resume building nuclear plants

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Hurricanes deliver fatal blows to wind turbines

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Hurricanes deliver fatal blows to wind turbines

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Power plants: Grow your own electricity

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Power plants: Grow your own electricity

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India's panel price crash could spark solar revolution

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India's panel price crash could spark solar revolution

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Bendy battery gives smart fabrics a charge

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Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever

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Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever

As energy demand grows, even alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and nuclear fusion could begin to affect the climate. Anil Ananthaswamy reports

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Fracking health risks: Drilling into the unknown

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Rescue struggles towards Alaska's frozen-in village

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Fracking risk is exaggerated

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Buildings and clothes could melt to save energy

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