The fission division: will nuclear power split the green movement.

From: Earth Island Journal | Date: September 22, 2007| Author: Mark, Jason | Copyright information

Situated on a tall sea cliff above pounding waves, the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant enjoys the kind of stunning ocean view typical of Central California's rugged coast. Rolling hills--bright green in winter, fading to gold by summer--surround two Westinghouse reactors that generate electricity for 1.6 million homes. Pacific Ocean waters cool the uranium rods that power the plant's 4-Loop turbines. Voles, coyotes, and bobcats roam the meadows and oak glens stretching for miles ...

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