By Igor Khripunov and William Keller
Despite the seriousness of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, it is unlikely that events there will significantly curtail the global appetite for nuclear energy.
How many governments seriously contemplate a Three Mile Island- or Chernobyl-type response that would shut down the nuclear industry for 20-30 years in the face of global warming, climate disruptions, and the clamor for electricity in rising economies such as Brazil, India,Russia, and China?