Oil prices, CO2 concerns to spur nuclear renaissance: CERA

High fossil fuel prices and a global push for cleaner energy have created an environment ripe for a nuclear renaissance, Cambridge Energy Research Associates said in a report published Monday.

Despite obstacles such as high-level radioactive waste disposal, non-proliferation concerns, high investment costs and engineering shortages, CERA Senior Director Jone-Lin Wang and Associate Director Christopher Hansen said in their report, “The nuclear renaissance is real.”

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