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Fusion Power–UKAEA Fusion at Culham - Education about fusion energy, including a glossary of terms, and a discussion of the future of this energy source, from Oxfordshire, U.K.

General Atomics Fusion Group - Fusion energy explained in both technical and simpler terms.

Nuclear Waste Task Force Home Page–Sierra Club - Information on issues, facts, related organizations and more.

Nuclear Waste Transportation Routes–U.S. - See the map to see if nuclear waste shipment routes are near your town.

N–Base Nuclear Information Service - Information on the nuclear industry and its environmental consequences, reprocessing, nuclear transports, waste production and storage, marine pollution and other related issues, from a consortium in northern Europe.

The Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility - Large number of links to more information on plutonium and uranium, safety and health issues, news articles, various excerpts, graphs and photos. Check out the link "How to Make a Bomb Using Plutonium From a Power Reactor or "How Much Plutonium Does it Take to Make a Bomb." Scary!

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Information on radiation protection, radioactive waste, nuclear reactors and more.

Yucca Mountain Project - The U.S. Department of Energy is studying Yucca Mountain, Nevada, to determine if it's a suitable place to build a geologic repository for the nation's commercial and defense spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

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