Challenges dog nuclear option, despite low carbon benefits

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Politicians may be sold on nuclear as a vital component in a low carbon energy mix. But as Danny Bradbury discovers a nuclear renaissance is no cast iron certainty

The world is choking on carbon. We're entering an energy-constrained economy as consumers and businesses alike begin to wonder where their next electron is coming from. No wonder, then, that French...

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