The benefits of nuclear technologies are far reaching, including extensive applications for medical diagnostic imaging and methods of patient treatment. Both of these promote the need and necessity for continued involvement by the United States in the nuclear industry.
As we look to future construction, the next generation of even more robust and responsive power plants emerge.
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http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2015/04/29/the-reactors-that-will-revolutionize-nuclear-energy/