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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Nuclear Industry Upbeat Despite Fukushima

Nuclear Industry Upbeat Despite Fukushima

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

One year after Fukushima, industry leaders remain optimistic on the future of nuclear power in coming decades, partly because of the high priority that has been placed on identifying and addressing potential weaknesses such as were revealed last year at Fukushima Daiichi, Japan.

"Very little has changed... in respect of the future utilisation of nuclear in the energy mix," says the World Energy Council (WEC) in a perspective document titled 'Nuclear Energy One Year After Fukushima', based on a survey of its members in 94 countries.

"The Fukushima accident has not led to any significant retraction in nuclear energy programs in countries outside Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Japan," says WEC's senior project manager Ayed Al-Qatani. Progress in some countries' programs has been delayed, but "there is no indication that their pursuit of nuclear power has declined in response to Fukushima."

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