The story of how the Land of Lincoln became the nation's biggest de facto nuclear waste dump is a tale of public fear, political pragmatism and the power of NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard).

The "transition" auction revises a previous capacity auction for the generating year starting next June. But Exelon says the additional revenue will not help its money-losing Byron and Quad Cities nuclear plants.

Exelon's unprofitable Quad Cities nuclear power plant failed to clear in the annual capacity auction held last week by the regional power grid PJM.

Guest: Gwyneth Cravens.

Even the skeptics can be convinced—and need to be, says novelist Gwyneth Cravens. In her book Power to Save the World, she takes an informed look at nuclear energy in order to debunk some of the myths surrounding it. Today on Focus, she'll join us to talk about her findings and her belief that nuclear energy is a completely realistic solution to global warming—possibly even a necessary one.