PARIS: As the costs of importing energy soars worldwide and climate crises wreak havoc, interest in nuclear power is on the rise with nations scrambling to find alternative sources.
Governments face difficult decisions with rising gas and electricity bills and scarce resources threatening to cause widespread suffering this winter. While nuclear power, currently used in 32 countries, supplies 10 per cent of the world's electricity production, the International Atomic Energy Agency raised its projections in September for the first time since the 2011 disaster.CLIMATE REASONING
He said nuclear energy would have"limited" efficacy in replacing Russian gas since it is mainly"used for heating" in Germany not for electricity production. "Europe is in a very different energy situation, with several overlapping crises: the problem of Russian gas supply, the drought that has reduced the capacity of dams, the French nuclear plants' weak output ... So all the levers matter," he said.
Likewise, Britain, France and the Netherlands have similar ambitions, and even the United States where President Joe Biden's investment plan encourages the sector's development.
It is the only quick solution as now...and far better then coal.