The challenge of sustainable development — a potentially expanded role for nuclear power

The challenge of sustainable development — a potentially expanded role for nuclear power 

A business as usual approach will rely on fossil fuels to support this growth. In fact, the Case B projections [6] mentioned above assumed that fossil will remain the dominant source of energy throughout the 21 century. 

While fossil fuel has dominated energy supply for over 200 years, its continuing expansion faces a potential collision among four trends affecting the pillars of sustainable development  

With the above mentioned factors taken into account, exclusive dependence on fossil based energy to fuel the 21 century global economic development in a sustainable fashion may turn 

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