Germany may be the first country to end nuclear power. The people are demanding it and the leaders seem to be listening.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15114349,00.html
Too bad Obama is so deep in the pockets of the industry that he is unable to lead on this issue and is taking the steady course of supporting nuclear. But, I don’t think his support will even be enough to overcome the realities of nuclear — too expensive, too slow coming on line, too dangerous — and a whole lot of other choices that make much more sense and can end oil/coal dependence more quickly. Reality will lead and the government will eventually follow.
KZ
That’s probably shortsighted. I’m completely in favor of solar and other renewables, but we have to be realistic. Barring a major technological breakthrough in that area, nuclear is going to have to be part of the picture. Modern nuclear technology is a lot safer than it was in the Chernobyl and TMI era. One of the problems with Fukushima is that its reactor design was decades old.