Despite Fukushima accident, 30 countries considering nuclear energy says IAEA

Tuesday, August 28th 2012 - 04:13 UTC

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Almost 30 countries are considering or planning to introduce nuclear energy as interest remains strong despite last year's Fukushima accident, the United Nations' atomic agency said. Read full article

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vestias
os paises mais desenvolvidos do globo tem que aranjar alternativas de energia o mundo já teve dois acidentes com as centrais nucleares como será no futuro vão aparecer mais acidentes com centrais nucleares energia nuclear não obrigado apostar no futuro é nas energias alternativas
Aug 28th, 2012 - 10:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
While renewables are better, in the need for moving away from oil I'm reluctant to blanket oppose all nuclear power. However thorium seems to me a better bet than uranium, as if not more efficient but not so useful for the military; wonder why it never took off?! Maybe the likes of Vietnam, with nothing to owe to the US military, may want to experiment with it if they go nuclear?
Aug 28th, 2012 - 12:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rufus
@2 BK
I think India is going to be the country that properly pioneers the use of thorium in much the same way that Estonia is pioneering the use of shale oil. They simply have an awful lot of it readily at hand to use (about 1/4 of the world's readily accessible thorium ores are in India).
Aug 28th, 2012 - 03:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
“I think India is going to be the country that properly pioneers the use of thorium”

India, China and Brazil are so far the countries who will go thorium.
Aug 28th, 2012 - 05:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#3&4 Good to know =)
Aug 31st, 2012 - 01:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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