Nuclear today – how much better than a decade ago?

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Nuclear Engineering reports its discussion on nuclear power in the new millennium.
Talk of a nuclear renaissance has become increasingly common in popular discussion, but opponents of the industry argue that this is mainly hype lacking in real substance. So what has changed since the year 2000?It can be argued that all the fireworks going off at […]

Nuclear Engineering reports its discussion on nuclear power in the new millennium.

Talk of a nuclear renaissance has become increasingly common in popular discussion, but opponents of the industry argue that this is mainly hype lacking in real substance. So what has changed since the year 2000?It can be argued that all the fireworks going off at midnight on 31st December 1999 were marking the nadir of nuclear’s fortunes. But they also marked the entry, at last, into a happier period of renewed growth. Things were definitely bad in the industry at that time, as participants then will easily recall. There was a mood of pessimism surrounding all industry meetings due to the overwhelming feeling that nuclear was suffering a prolonged, lingering and unpleasant death.

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