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Old 51¶¯Âþ: 50 years of nuclear fears and fantasies

From the July archives of 51¶¯Âþ, how our views of a nuclear future have gone from dreams to nightmares over 50 years of worries, weapons and waste

Regulars

Complex fusion reactor takes shape as start date slips

Technology

Complex fusion reactor takes shape as start date slips

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Sun's fractal surprise could help fusion on Earth

Space

Sun's fractal surprise could help fusion on Earth

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Start-ups fuel boom in small-scale nuclear power

Technology

Start-ups fuel boom in small-scale nuclear power

Analysis

Laser-sparked fusion power passes key milestone

Technology

Laser-sparked fusion power passes key milestone

Analysis

Renewable village offers lifeline to Fukushima farmers

Earth

Renewable village offers lifeline to Fukushima farmers

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Threatwatch: Iran deal allows first total uranium count

Technology

Threatwatch: Iran deal allows first total uranium count

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Waste away: Nuclear power's eternal problem

Earth

Waste away: Nuclear power's eternal problem

Features

New UK nuclear reactors get go-ahead after price deal

Life

New UK nuclear reactors get go-ahead after price deal

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How UK's first nuclear reactor for 25 years will work

Earth

How UK's first nuclear reactor for 25 years will work

The first new British nuclear reactors for a quarter of a century will be safer and more efficient and reliable than ever before. But it won't be enough

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Earth

Don't let nuclear renaissance bury carbon capture

Opinion

Physics

Tabletop fusion reactor mimics cosmic-ray crashes

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Earth

Japan will build wall of ice to stem Fukushima leak

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Earth

Should Fukushima's radioactive water be dumped at sea?

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