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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jillian Ambrose

Tide is turning in Europe and beyond in favour of nuclear power

Two large chimneys seen across red-tiled roof and ornate street lamp
A view of the Cofrentes nuclear station in Valencia, Spain. Photograph: Kai Forsterling/EPA

When millions of people across the Iberian peninsula were left without power last month the political fallout ignited debate over Europe’s renewable energy agenda, and fuelled the rising interest in nuclear power.

Europe’s largest power blackout in decades, still largely unexplained, has raised questions about whether renewable energy can be relied on to provide a stable source of clean energy. It has also fuelled a renewed interest in the global nuclear power renaissance already under way.

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