Atomic States of America: The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Energy

Published: Nov. 20, 2013, 3:09 a.m.

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While countries like Japan, Italy and Germany begin to phase out their use of nuclear energy, the US aims to build the first new nuclear power plant in nearly thirty years. We hear excerpts from the film The Atomic States of America , which chronicles the rise of nuclear energy, the high price some communities have paid for it, and how the U.S. is pushing to redefine nuclear as green to meet our energy demand.

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Special thanks to Specialty Studios.

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Featuring:\\xa0

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Kelly McMasters\\xa0, author of Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town;\\xa0David Lochbaum\\xa0, nuclear engineer and senior member of Union of Concerned Scientists;\\xa0Arnie Gunderson\\xa0, nuclear engineer and former senior vice president of Nuclear Energy Services;\\xa0Christine Todd Whitman\\xa0, co-chair of CASEnergy Coalition, former New Jersey governor and administrator for the U.S Environmental Protection Agency;\\xa0Eric Epstein\\xa0, chair of Three Mile Island Alert;\\xa0Neil Sheehan\\xa0, spokesperson for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;\\xa0Paul Cataldo\\xa0, NRC resident inspector for Indian Point Unit 3;\\xa0Michelle Catts\\xa0, NRC resident inspector for Indian Point Unit 2;\\xa0Dr. Helen Caldicott\\xa0, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility;\\xa0Randy and Lauren Snell\\xa0;\\xa0Alec Baldwin, actor.

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