Amid Climate Crisis, Nuclear Power Finally Has "Seat At Table": UN Agency
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The spectre of Chernobyl and Fukushima, along with the enduring problem of nuclear waste, has kept energy generated by splitting atoms on the sidelines, even if that energy is virtually carbon free.
For more than two decades, promoters and purveyors of nuclear energy felt shunned at UN climate change conferences.
At the COP26 summit underway in Glasgow, however, they have been welcomed with open arms, the UN's top nuclear regulator told AFP.
The spectre of Chernobyl and Fukushima, along with the enduring problem of nuclear waste, kept energy generated by splitting atoms on the sidelines, even if that energy was virtually carbon free.
But as the climate crisis deepens and the need to transition away from fossil fuels becomes urgent, attitudes may be shifting.
