American environmentalists have had second thoughts about their traditional opposition to nuclear. Reliable, local, no-carbon-emissions energy has a definite appeal.
Asia seems to be thinking the same thing. China has been making a move to cleaner energy that includes nuclear. "Chinese nuclear power is going gangbusters, with some two dozen plants under construction and another two dozen in the pipeline."
One problem - "they have a checkered record on industrial safety, [making] more than a few nervous."
"Ideally, if China had more regulators and a more open system, with nongovernmental organizations staffed with nuclear experts airing these issues in public, it would bolster confidence in China’s ability to handle the pace of its nuclear expansion . ."
(cont'd tomorrow)
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