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    Useful and Informative Links
    These websites are related to nuclear energy programs provide by and within universities, designed to support the next generation of nuclear physicists, engineers and operators.
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    1   Link   UC Berkeley Dept of Nuclear Engineering
    The Berkeley university site is the former unofficial home of information about the Integral Fast Reactor, although a great deal of information seems to have been pulled from the site.
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    2   Link   American Nuclear Society at University Texas-Austin
    A straight-talking site that dispels myths about nuclear power. The student authors are passionately concerned about misinformation. Use the interactive worksheet to calculate your annual radiation dose. Scroll down to the bottom of the home page to find bullet points about irradiated foods, the real death toll at Chernobyl, and the properties of plutonium. There's a nice graphic for the section on how nuclear plants work, but the explanation is a little dense.
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    Official Resources

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    The US Nuclear Regulator Commission website has a wealth of information on the plants, safety protocols, and more. Link
    site-iaea
    The International Atomic Energy Agency is the primariy international nuclear authority focussing on nuclear verification and security, safety and technology transfer. Link
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    The National Nuclear Security Administration deals with military use of nuclear power and nuclear weapons safety and proliferation. Link