Those who believe that economics, rather than individuals or events, is the driving force behind history are going to have their faith sorely tested in the coming weeks.
Emotion and experience say the revival of nuclear power can not and should not continue after the events at Fukushima. Economics, and the political imperatives that it creates, say it is inevitable.
There is no way for a poor country to become a rich country without a big increase in energy consumption. The governments of China and India still have to lift well over a billion people out of poverty. To do that, they are going to have to tap every conceivable source of energy and they won't be able to achieve that without nuclear power.
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