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Nuclear power: Why a nuclear renaissance is unlikely as a solution to the climate crisis

15 and 40 years after the Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear disasters, politicians and some sections of industry are promising a massive expansion in nuclear energy to meet climate targets. However, a lack of industrial capacity, companies and funding means it is simply not going to happen.

Bernhard Pötter

03. March 2026

Bernhard Pötter

03. March 2026

(251225) -- HUIZHOU, Dec. 25, 2025 -- Engineers make preparation for the fuel loading in the Taipingling nuclear power project in south China s Guangdong Province, Dec. 23, 2025. The fuel loading for Unit 1 of China General Nuclear Power Group s (CGN) Taipingling nuclear power project in Guangdong commenced on Wednesday. The unit uses Hualong One technology, a domestically developed third-generation reactor design. It is the first Hualong One project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. ) — Taipingling nuclear power plant: China dominates construction in atomic energy facilities. (IMAGO / Xinhua)

Last updated: 03. March 2026

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Nuclear power: Why a nuclear renaissance is unlikely as a solution to the climate crisis

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