<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/GE_hitachi_nuclear_prism_small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="78" /></span>Proponents of this nuclear technology argue that it can eliminate large stockpiles of nuclear waste and generate huge amounts of low-carbon electricity. But as the battle over a major fast-breeder reactor in the UK intensifies, skeptics warn that fast-breeders are neither safe nor cost-effective.</p>
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