Why are more countries reconsidering nuclear power?
Greece has established an interministerial committee to comprehensively assess the development of nuclear power. This is not a decision to build nuclear plants yet, but the first step toward integrating nuclear energy into its long-term national strategy.
What is noteworthy is that nuclear power is no longer just an energy policy.
- It provides stable baseload electricity, reduces dependence on imported natural gas, and strengthens energy security.
- At the same time, developing a civilian nuclear industry allows a country to accumulate strategic expertise, skilled personnel, and industrial capabilities.
- As a result, many countries with advanced civilian nuclear programs are considered to possess “latent nuclear capability”: they are not developing nuclear weapons, but if a political decision were ever made, they would have the technological and industrial foundation to develop them much faster than countries without a civilian nuclear sector.
Japan is a prime example. Although it remains committed to its non-nuclear weapons policy, it is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading latent nuclear powers because of its advanced nuclear technology and industrial base.
In an increasingly unstable world, nuclear power is becoming more than just a source of clean energy. It is also a strategic national asset.
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