Nuclear power renaissance in Europe

Soaring oil prices, uncertain Russian energy supplies and fears of global warming are fuelling a European and global nuclear renaissance just two decades after the Chernobyl disaster shook faith in atomic power. New nuclear plants are again being built across Europe, mirroring trends in the US, where 14 new plants are planned after a 30-year hiatus, and China, where nearly three dozen are set to be built.

France, which generates a whopping 78% of its electricity from nuclear power, under President Jacques Chirac wants to build third and fourth generation plants to keep its position as the world's top civil nuclear power. Even Ukraine, home to the ill-fated Chernobyl plant and 50% dependent on nuclear power, is considering building up to 20 new nuclear power stations.

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