After a flying start in the 1950s, nuclear power generation faltered in the two decades before 2000, though it did not go away completely. Now the industry is gearing up to offer its services to a world faced with the twin challenges of global warming and energy shortages. How viable is the nuclear option, and what are the lessons of history? James Chater investigates.

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