This week looks the brightest in 25 years for nuclear power. On May 17th President George Bush unveiled his long-awaited national energy strategy, to fanfares but also furore. Much of the furore was about Arctic drilling and $3-a-gallon petrol (see pages 30 and 69), but in the long run the more notable feature of the new plan will be its strong support for nuclear power. This came on the heels of other good news for the nuclear cause: the Japanese government approved two new nuclear plants; and British Energy announced a path-breaking deal to take over the operation of a number of nuclear reactors in Canada.
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