After the Chernobyl accident several countries reassessed their commitment to nuclear power, leading to the cancellation or postponement of orders for reactors. Martin Spence examines the impact of these developments upon the world's nuclear industry. Through an assessment of the forces which have promoted nuclear technology, he concludes that the industry is far from being in a state of terminal decline
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