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New York’s Nuclear Energy Push | Albany News
New York aims to build five new nuclear reactors to power its growing energy needs, jumpstart the economy, and accelerate the transition to clean energy—without burning fossil fuels or releasing harmful emissions. Nuclear plants use uranium pellets to create heat through a controlled chain reaction, turning water into steam to spin turbines and generate electricity. While radiation risks are tightly managed—with workers exposed to just 3% of their annual limit in 2024—the real hurdles lie in radioactive waste storage, which faces community resistance, and the massive, decade-long construction…
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