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Nuclear Power and the Threat to Drinking Water

An interactive map of active nuclear power plants in the U.S.
Last updated: 1/26/2012

In the United States, 49 million Americans receive their drinking water from surface sources located within 50 miles of an active nuclear power plant. Click on the icons below for more details:

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