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With Memorial Day Weekend at hand, this is a good time to sit down and take a more in-depth look at the history, and the future, of nuclear energy. Dr. Roger Blomquist of Argonne National Laboratory leads a public tour on this fascinating topic. Note the video begins at 0:40 and Dr. Blomquist begins at 7:30.
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