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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the many people who shared perspectives and information or
provided review for this report, including Sara Barczak, Peter Bradford, Scott Cullen,
Suzanne Leta, David Lochbaum, Pete McDowell and Jim Warren. Thanks also to Susan
Rakov and Elizabeth Ridlington of Frontier Group for their editorial assistance.
The views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect the views of those who provided review. Any factual errors are strictly the responsibility
of the authors.
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Cover photo: Trojan nuclear power plant, Oregon. (istockphoto.com/Richard Foote)