A bold and straightforward message from the Financial Times today on the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident: “Time to revive, not kill, the nuclear age.”
In reality a world free of nuclear power would be less secure. For the foreseeable future, neither fossil fuels nor renewable sources will be able to replace the 14 per cent of global electricity generated by nuclear reactors, without risking severe instability and shortages in energy markets. Put simply, energy security requires a diversity of sources, including nuclear.
