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Nuclear Power Lobbyists Panic After Japan

With the White House offering $36 billion in loan guarantees, U.S. nuclear industry lobbyists have little opposition. But Eve Conant reports they fear overreaction to the Japan disaster.

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Members of the Tokyo Fire Department prepare to depart for Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Moriya, Japan on March 19. (Photo: The Asahi Shimbun / Getty Images),The Asahi Shimbun

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