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• Nuclear fallout

  Europe appeared ready to embrace a new generation of nuclear power stations, until disaster struck the Fukushima plant in Japan.
  

• A stressful exercise

  Stress tests were supposed to show that Europe's reactors are safe, but the results have divided opinion.
  

• The green choice?

  Green groups have long opposed nuclear power, but its environmental benefits are causing some to re-examine their views.
  

• Mind the funding gap

  The ITER programme has faced problems from the outset.
  

• Risky business

  Convincing the public of the safety of reactors and the safe storage of waste remains among the biggest challenges for supporters of nuclear power.
  

Nuclear energy

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