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Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line

A program initiated by the Trump administration has allowed small companies to rush their testing of several new nuclear reactor designs. Some worry that safety is being compromised.

Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line
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A program initiated by the Trump administration has allowed small companies to rush their testing of several new nuclear reactor designs. Some worry that safety is being compromised.

(Image credit: Valar Atomics)

Originally published at NPR Business

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