Green Seeker: Nuclear Option?
Clip: Season 3 Episode 9 | 10m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
Climate change fears spark a new interest in nuclear energy.
As part of the continuing Green Seeker series, Rhode Island PBS Weekly contributing reporter John Smith takes a look at nuclear power. In the wake of disasters like Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and Fukushima, Americans came to associate nuclear power with meltdowns and mushroom clouds. But as the world looks for climate change solutions, some are giving the low-carbon energy source a second look.
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Green Seeker: Nuclear Option?
Clip: Season 3 Episode 9 | 10m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
As part of the continuing Green Seeker series, Rhode Island PBS Weekly contributing reporter John Smith takes a look at nuclear power. In the wake of disasters like Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and Fukushima, Americans came to associate nuclear power with meltdowns and mushroom clouds. But as the world looks for climate change solutions, some are giving the low-carbon energy source a second look.
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