Nuclear Energy’s Economic Impact: A Balance Between Long-Term Gains and Accident Risks
No. 53, May-Jun. 2025 More than before, people have become aware in an in-depth manner regarding global issues which not only define the present, but have also impacted recent decades, such as political instability, wars, pandemics, climate change, and, on top of these, a growing energy crisis, which is fueled by the rising demand of consumers and producers (with large corporations serving as both). The world has seemingly accepted the need for a less polluting, low-carbon intensive source of energy, as the fossil fuel usage declined by 2-3%, a modest percentage considering that the global energy demand has surged by 15% in the same period. Roughly 40% of this growth consisted of the so-called “clean” or “green” energy, which included sources like hydropower, wind, solar and also nuclear energy, which will be our main topic for this article. More
