The Case For Nuclear Energy

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Nuclear power, once the great hope for a clean way to meet the world’s energy needs, fell out of favor decades ago.

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Zeinab Badawi speaks to Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, amid concern about renewed tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme. Tehran insists that it is only developing nuclear power for civilian purposes but now Israel has warned that it cr ...  Show more

"How obscene it would be for a country…that still has poverty, that still has all these problems, to spend billions in nuclear weapons. What for?"

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has specialized in non-proliferation and disarmament issues for more t ...