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There are zero commercial reactors operating in Japan today. On March 10, 2011, there were 54 licensed to operate, well over 10% percent of the global fleet.
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Immediately after the debate, Nye and Ham retreated to the inside of the Creation Museum to be interviewed live on CNN—though the topic turned out to be mostly about climate change, not evolution/creation!
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