“It’s a phoenix. It was declared dead, but now it’s rising from the ashes.” That is the dramatic assessment of the state of the nuclear power industry by Charles Goodnight, an energy consultant based in Vienna, Virginia.
This upbeat view was echoed by most members of the World Nuclear Association (WNA) at its symposium in London last week, where many countries outlined plans for a massive expansion of nuclear power. Yet even as they trumpeted the rebirth of the industry, the excitement was tempered by problems posed by an ageing workforce, a possible shortfall in uranium supplies and worries over…
