Developing nations are leading a revival of interest in nuclear power, say atomic plant builders, but orders remain elusive as more safety features post-Fukushima have inflated investment costs. Three-and-a-half years after Japan’s reactor accident shook confidence, around 25 countries are thinking of turning nuclear to sustain strong growth and provide cleaner and reliable power. “It’s not so much growth in the developed countries but we’re seeing a lot of other countries that are wanting to develop nuclear. We’re finding money in places we didn’t even know existed,” Danny Roderick, chief executive of Toshiba-owned nuclear reactor maker Westinghouse, told Reuters at …read more
Source: Voice of America
