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Inside Atomic City, Idaho, the Proving Ground for Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors

via NPR News·Aug 10

A new generation of small modular nuclear reactors is expected to come online within a few years, and the desert outside Atomic City, Idaho, is where they are being tested. The site carries the legacy of America's first nuclear experiments, and public opinion on what comes next remains sharply divided.

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