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Who Killed Nuclear Energy?

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Getting Good at Building It, You Know?

The U.S. utility industry has lost its ability to build big and complex power plants, says Michael Wolraich. He argues that engineers are no longer interested in building such large turbines because they can get cheap capital from the federal government. This is a tragedy of what happens when engineering departments lose their focus on long-term goals, he adds.

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