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PARIS - As the costs of importing energy soars worldwide and climate crises wreak havoc, interest in nuclear power is on the rise with nations scrambling to find alternative sources.the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986, as fears over its safety increased and governments ran scared.
One of the countries reconsidering nuclear energy is Japan, where the 2011 accident led to the suspension of many nuclear reactors over safety fears.called for a push to revive the country's nuclear power industry,Other countries that were looking to move away from nuclear have discarded those plans - at least in the short term.
Even in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, sticking with nuclear is no longer a taboo subject as the energy crisis rekindles debate on shutting down the country's last three nuclear power plants by the end of 2022. He said nuclear energy would have"limited" efficacy in replacing Russian gas since it is mainly"used for heating" in Germany not for electricity production.
But according to Mr Nicolas Berghmans, energy and climate expert at the IDDRI think tank, extending the use of nuclear"can help". In fact, nuclear energy accounts for a bigger share of the world power mix in most of the scenarios put forward by the IPCC, the UN's climate experts, to alleviate the global climate crisis.Divided opinions
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