Nuclear power? Yes please

Non-fossil fuels are finally getting the boost they need to become a feasible long-term solution to ...

Non-fossil fuels are finally getting the boost they need to become a feasible long-term solution to the world's dependence on oil. Surging crude prices won't wean Europe or the US off their addiction to imported oil in the near future. Yet they will help redirect capital to other energy sources for the next generation. In Finland, work has already started on a new nuclear power station, which will be the first completed in Europe since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The plant is scheduled to start operating in 2009. Britain is also thinking about whether to build a new generation of nuc...