Nuclear power can help the democratic world achieve energy independence, says energy researcher N_Mazzucchi
Last month, after weeks of negotiations, European Union leaders agreed to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by 2023. Until then, Russia will be able to continue to sell millions of barrels of oil a day to the EU, with some of the proceeds continuing to fund the war. Reliance on this fuel delayed a dignified, united condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine, and continues to interfere with the EU’s response.
That has brought critics — especially after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan. German policymakers are instead calling for a slow transition to electricity made from a mix of renewable energy sources, coal and gas.Because of squeamishness about investing in nuclear power, thanks to Fukushima — as well as the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, which took place in what is now Ukraine — the West has not developed a clear strategy on nuclear power.
Further advancement in nuclear technology is more fundamental, both in terms of the physics and the change it could represent for the industry. Fast neutron reactors operate with enough energy to cause fission of many heavy atoms, potentially eliminating both nuclear waste material and reliance on uranium as the sole fuel source. These are just one of a host of fourth-generation nuclear reactor systems that together overcome some of the shortcomings of conventional installations.
Long-term thinking, consistent public support and political willpower — both national and international — is needed. This willpower must outlast any individual electoral campaign or political term and will be the only way to enable the construction of fourth-generation technologies in democratic nations.
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