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Senator John Kerry (MA) says we should give nuclear power a second look as a solution to energy problems. And those in the industry say it’s an exciting time with new “safer” technology that won’t pollute the air. But opponents of nuclear power warn it is still a dangerous and toxic way to produce power and not necessarily economically viable. Laura talks with Steve Kerekes, of the Nuclear Energy Institute (www.nei.org), and Paul Gunter, co-founder of Clamshell Alliance and Director of the Reactor Watchdog Project at the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (www.nirs.org).