Moving to the U.S.? You might be next door to a nuclear waste site

According to the Smithsonian Institution, of the 20 biggest metropolitan areas in the U.S., 14 of them lie within 50 miles of a nuclear plant. Last year, almost 20% of the United States’ electricity was generated by nuclear power plants, up from 8.5% in 2008. Nuclear power is a contentious topic for a number of…