Asia still hopeful for nuclear

The Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, India. The country now has six reactors. Nuclear will supply a quarter of its electricity by 2050. Photo: Reuters

By MENG YEW CHOONG

Though not stated explicitly, nuclear energy is part of the plan for some countries to meet their carbon-reduction commitments under the global climate change treaty. The giants of energy consumption are resuming their nuclear construction after the necessary pause for evaluation and redesign following the Fukushima Daiichi incident in March 2011.