A Nuclear Renaissance? | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Some people see the cooling towers of a nuclear power plant and think "Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, Never Again." Others see the towers as an opportunity to eliminate dependence on foreign oil and provide a 'green' alternative to coal and natural gas. With a permit to build a new nuclear reactor in Maryland under consideration, we look at the pros and cons of nuclear energy, including the state of the technology today.