Nuclear power is controversial. But ultimately, is there a better way to meet demand for carbon-free electricity when renewables like wind and solar fall short?
Their anger was directed at a draft regulation from the European Commission, released earlier this year, that would designate nuclear power as a “green” source of electricity and thereby make nuclear projects eligible for favourable financial terms. France, Europe’s leading atomic state withSuch are the fault lines. “The debate over whether we need nuclear power is very polarised,” saysFor many, it is too dangerous and expensive.
In the fog of claim and counterclaim, it can be hard to know what to think. Arguments over nuclear seem to generate a lot more heat than light.
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