Nuclear Energy Gets a Major Boost From World Bank

The global tide is turning in favor of nuclear energy after decades of distrust and an adverse policy environment. This week, the sea change picked up speed as the World Bank announced that it would return to the nuclear energy space as a funder, marking a “major reversal” and “a momentous shift for international energy policy” according to the World Nuclear Association.

  The World Bank credited this groundbreaking pivot to the need to meet ballooning energy demand from the developing world without compromising on climate…