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Officials say that floodwater seeping into the turbine building at a nuclear power plant near Omaha on the banks of the Missouri River is not a safety risk.Omaha Public Power District spokesman Jeff Hanson said Monday that seepage was expected at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station and that pumps

This week we’re looking at nuclear power around the world, in light of the growing crisis at the Fukushima power plant in Japan. Today, we focus on an outlier in the nuclear community: India. The south Asian nation possesses nuclear weapons but never signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

This week we’re taking a look at nuclear energy around the globe. Today we focus on China. According to the World Nuclear Association, mainland China has 13 nuclear power reactors in operation and at least 25 more are currently under construction. And that is just the beginning.

A leading nuclear expert says that the current crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant isn’t as rare as some might believe.  “Our experience with nuclear power is that there is an accident every 10 to 20 years,” said Allison Macfarlane, Profess

Worries about nuclear power are rippling across the world as Japan struggles to stave off a potential nuclear meltdown. Earlier in the week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the temporary closure of some of the country’s nuclear plants.

The battle to avoid a nuclear disaster in Japan is scary to watch.

The nuclear situation in Japan is still developing and you might wonder: Does Illinois have the same kind of nuclear reactors?Yes, we do. According to the U.S.