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After 35-Year Lull, Nuclear Power May Be in Early Stages of a Revival

Oct. 23, 2008
After three decades without starting a single new plant, the American nuclear power industry is getting ready to build again.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch