Nuclear Power’s Expansion Risks Collapse on Widening Conflicts
- Researchers warn industry is underestimating impacts of war
- Few potential nuclear-newcomer nations have stable economies
Vapor rises from cooling towers of a nuclear power station in Bugey, France.
Photographer: Jose Cendon/BloombergAtomic power’s potential as a clean-energy source forestalling climate change is increasingly at risk, with new data suggesting nuclear growth could be threatened by spreading geopolitical instability and war.
While bankers balk at the $5 trillion price tag to triple atomic generation by 2050, researchers at George Washington University reported this week that deteriorating security inside key growth markets may also threaten the next nuclear-energy renaissance before it begins.