A domestic consequence to the impending nuclear fallout is the fate of our own nuclear reactors, and prospective nuclear projects. Increasing nuclear power output is something Obama and the Republicans agree about, but anytime there's a nuclear scare it seems to set back the industry years, if not decades. With the price of foreign oil skyrocketing amidst Middle East turmoil, and climate change a very real danger, nuclear power is an attractive alternative. It will be interesting to see if the political will can be maintained to make it happen. Because if Japan can't make a fail-safe nuclear reactor, what with their technological know-how and acknowledged history dealing with nuclear radiation, who can?
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