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Nature 439, 509-510 (2 February 2006) | doi:10.1038/439509b; Published online 1 February 2006

Recycling the past

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The reprocessing of nuclear fuel is an idea that should be laid to rest.

Plans to revive nuclear power are stirring on both sides of the Atlantic. In Britain, Tony Blair's government has been making upbeat noises about the need to replace existing nuclear power plants to fend off both national dependence on foreign sources of energy and global warming.