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Mohamed Abdel Samad commented on Jun 10 2010
I think the major concern regarding the Nuclear energy is waste. Where are we going to put all these toxic waste? I think a major part of it will be stored in poor countries. In addition, I think the virtual monopoly that the developed world posses over the know-how of Nuclear energy, will act as another pressure card against the developing world.