Global Shift Towards Nuclear Power

Investment in the nuclear energy sector is surging, particularly in Europe. However, the United States remains the country with the most operating reactors, while the most new reactors have been constructed in China in recent years.

Nuclear energy is experiencing a strong revival (Photo: Xinhua via AFP)

Unlike some countries that scaled back nuclear projects following Japan’s 2011 Fukushima disaster, China and Russia continued building at full speed. As a result, most of China’s nuclear power plants were commissioned in the past decade.