The crisis in Japan is generating new concerns about the safety of nuclear power plants, with regulators around world from Vermont to Germany reconsidering plans to extend the life of aging plants. In the United States, 104 nuclear power plants provide approximately 20 percent of electricity generated. The industry, some members of Congress, and the Obama administration would like that figure to be higher, cite stopping global warming among the top reasons. But does that argument even hold water? Many experts say no.

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The crisis in Japan is generating new concerns about the safety of nuclear power plants, with regulators around world from Vermont to Germany reconsidering plans to extend the life of aging plants. In the United States, 104 nuclear power plants provide approximately 20 percent of electricity generated. The industry, some members of Congress, and the Obama administration would like that figure to be higher, cite stopping global warming among the top reasons. But does that argument even hold water? Many experts say no.

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