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Trump's rush to build nuclear reactors across the U.S. raises safety worries

The Experimental Breeder Reactor II at Idaho National Laboratory. Several companies are now pursuing experimental reactor designs in the hopes of upending the nuclear power industry.

A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed.

(Image credit: Idaho National Laboratory)

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