At one time, nuclear power was pushed aside due to negative public opinion and high investment costs but in the past few years it has seen a revival. 36 reactors are being built and there are projects for a hundred others. In 2008, 439 reactors are in working order and they produce electricity that accounts for 6.3 % of the world's energy. In France, nuclear power provides about 75% of the country's electricity.
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Brazil shelves plans to build new nuclear plant
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Japan switches off final nuclear reactor
Patricia Espinosa Cantellano
Indonesia’s parliament has just taken a historic step, one that makes the planet safer from the threat of nuclear weapons. The...
For a while, nuclear power was put aside because of negative public opinion and high investment costs. In the past few years though, it has been given a new lease of life: 36 reactors are being built and about...
The decision of whether or not to produce nuclear energy sometimes involves governments as well as their...
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