Nuclear power splits EU despite common-policy bid

While the European Union attempts to form a common energy policy, one subject continues to divide: nuclear power.

Praised by some for creating almost no environmentally harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions but loathed by others because of its radioactive waste, nuclear has long been controversial among citizens, politicians, industry and environmentalists in Europe.

But the push for a new energy policy in the 25-nation bloc, fuelled by concerns over rising dependence on imports from countries such as Russia, has put nuclear back in the picture.

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