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A new University of Michigan report says that despite its promise as a clean, cheap energy source, advanced nuclear technologies could end up fueling—or exacerbating—social and environmental problems.

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There are no nuclear power plants in the state, but some lawmakers - and now Kentucky's utility regulator- say momentum for one is building.

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The twin reactors of Hinkley Point C in Somerset will form the first nuclear power plant built in the UK for 30 years.