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Did you know that radiation is used every day to improve our lives?
Did you know that we can reprocess the used nuclear fuel to reduce it to a fraction of the amount we have today?
Did you know that nuclear energy accounts for more energy produced than the average individual believes?
Did you know that nuclear energy is becoming more popular and making a comeback?
Did you know that nuclear power plants are subjected to some of the most stringent security rules possible?
Did you know that even when you use an electric car, you are still contributing to the car’s carbon footprint because it is most likely that the electricity for your car is generated by a coal-fired plant?
Did you know that nuclear energy is one of the most cost efficient sources of energy on the planet?
Did you know that there are currently 55 nuclear reactors under construction around the world with 332 plants already in operation?
Did you know that nuclear energy is one of the most efficient sources of energy at the lowest fuel and environmental cost?
Did you know that food treated with radiation has proven to be a safe way to sterilize and preserve foods?
Did you know that the United States emitted about 7.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2007?

Nuclear Power Institute

304 Zachry Engineering Center
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3475
Telephone: (979) 845-5828
Fax: (979) 845-1273
E-mail: npi@tamu.edu

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