Nuclear Energy

• The reality of France's aggressive nuclear power push

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy is promising to sell his country's nuclear power technology to any country that wants it--but how plausible is his offer?

• 2008 world nuclear industry status report: Western Europe

  As nuclear power's contribution declines in Europe's overall energy mix, efforts to build new plants are being met with legislative and technical delays.

• Nuclear waste repository case studies: Germany

  With Germany's political parties in disagreement about how to dispose of the country's high-level nuclear waste, its final disposition is in a state of gridlock.