Interview with Burton Richter, 1976 Nobel Prize Winner for discovering a new sub-atomic particle, about the future of nuclear energy in the United States.
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Quando se trata de energia nuclear, o Dr. Burton Richter é o Sr. Confiável. Vencedor do Prêmio Nobel de 1976 descobrindo uma partícula subatômica nova, Richter tem aconselhado presidentes e políticos há quase 40 anos. Richter Breakthrough é conselheiro técnico para o próximo documentário "Promessa de Pandora", sobre pró-nucleares ambientalistas.