The Fires of Nuclear Fission <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0073048763/232416/ch07.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (19.0K)</a> “It is difficult to see how we can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels without the help of nuclear power.” Lord Robert May, Oxford University, United Kingdom Former President of the Royal Society August 19, 2005, Science
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