The World is Going Nuclear

PHASING OUT THE PHASE- OUT

The Inexorable Comeback of Nuclear Energy

Oil prices are sky high. Greenhouse gases are driving up temperatures around the world. And many are now looking to nuclear power as the possible solution. Dozens of new reactors are under construction, but in Germany the subject remains taboo -- for now. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Forum ]

• Photo Gallery: A Nation against Nuclear Power
• Graphics Gallery: The World Looks to Nuclear Energy
• Atomic Energy Renaissance: 'The American Public Is Ready for Nuclear'
• French Nuclear Leak: Critics Worry as Authorities Ban Water Use

NUCLEAR MAKES A WORLDWIDE COMEBACK The Atomic Age Enters a New Dawn

Germany may still be debating whether to abandon its nuclear phase-out plans, but the rest of the world is already moving full steam ahead into expanding the use of nuclear technology. SPIEGEL ONLINE examines a glowing comeback, from Switzerland to China. By Michael Sauga more...

• The US Goes Nucular: Prefab Reactors and Longer Life-Spans
• Atomic Turkey: Nuclear Power in the Earthquake Zone
• Switzerland: Putting Nuclear to the Vote
• United Kingdom: The British Atomic 'Green Revolution'
• Russia Eyes the Atom: The Monologue of Nuclear Power
• Japan Unshaken: An Archipelago of Staunch Nuclear Supporters
• China's Race for Nuclear: An Energetic Newcomer