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Joining us is ed crooks, energy editor for the "financial times," and from chicago, carol addison-strauss, director of environmental health and consultant. hi to both of you. welcome, ed. how is the new technology in terms of better safety thresholds? >> certainly there is a bit of an advance. the technology we're seeing are third-generation reactors. most presently in use out there are second generation. >> those are from when? >> that's really from the '60s to the '90s, basically. >> is second generation. >> exactly. the issue with those is they needed what's called active safety. they neede...
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