India's Future Nuclear Energy Plans Hit Protest Snags

India's Future Nuclear Energy Plans Hit Protest Snags

from OilPrice.com Daily News Update by admin@namecake.com (John Daly)

It seems hard to believe, but less than a year ago the world’s nuclear energy companies seemed on a roll, as rising concerns about global warming, allied with a lack of major nuclear incidents since the April 1986 Chernobyl disaster, indicated that nuclear energy with its carbon-free emission track record, could benefit countries seeking both power expansion and winning plaudits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Then came the 11 March destruction of Japan’s six-reactor Daichi Fukushima nuclear power complex by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
Since then, a number of countries have stepped back from the nuclear brink, most notably Germany, which
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