During the next decade we will see stronger support for nuclear power as prices rise for all energy and the clamor surrounding climate change reaches a loud roar. Wind will not do it. Only nuclear can meet the world's demand for electricity.
"All indicators show that an increased level of emphasis on subjects such as fast growing energy demands, security of energy supply, and the risk of climate change are driving a reconsideration, in some quarters, of the need for greater investment in nuclear power," ElBaradei said.
"The IAEA's low projection, based on the most conservative assumptions, predicts 427 gigawatts of global nuclear energy capacity in 2020, the equivalent of 127 more 1,000 megawatt nuclear plants than previous projections," he said.
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