[Mitworld] New: Vikram Chandra, Thomas Christopher on Nuclear Power

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MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 7 | Number 28 | February 27, 2008
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[AN EVENING WITH VIKRAM CHANDRA]

SPEAKER:
Vikram Chandra
Author
Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of California,
Berkeley


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/527/>

[QUOTE]
"Since the publication of the book, when I'm in India, inevitably some
guy tells me a story on the side, about a corrupt deal a minister did.
I've become the go-to guy for stories of badness."
-- Vikram Chandra


EVENT HOST: Literature Section <http://lit.mit.edu/index.php>

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[THE U.S. ENERGY CRISIS AND THE ROLE OF NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS]

SPEAKER:
Thomas A. Christopher
President and CEO, AREVA NP Inc.


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/526/>

[QUOTE]
"The country needs nuclear power as one part of the electricity
generation mix. Without it, we will struggle badly regarding costs."
-- Thomas A. Christopher


EVENT HOST: MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering
<http://web.mit.edu/nse/overview/overview.html>

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