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Nuclear industry in limbo after disasters

The Financial Post -- Between the fallout from the Fukushima disaster and the glut of natural gas hitting markets, the future of the nuclear industry in North America is in limbo.

Boosters used to talk of a resurgence in the market for nuclear energy as concerns about reliance on fossil fuels and the harmful effects of greenhouse gases mounted, but recent events have put a decided damper on that enthusiasm.

“Just looking at the economics, the renaissance is definitely on hold,” says Bryne Purchase, former Ontario deputy minister of energy and adjunct professor at the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.

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Submitted Feb 06, 2012 By: Gronski1

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Jeff1944 Champion Author South Dakota Posts:3,482 Points:773,515 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 7:42:04 PM Ignore Jeff1944 Report Abuse This is an alternative to gasoline, oil and coal, hydroelectric, wind and solar. No industry is safe; it is what you make it.
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