Let us hope that the next ten years leads to a convergence of views and a consensus of opinion as to the appropriate actions required to be taken. For better or for worse, the nuclear genie was let out of the bottle some 50 years ago. The human species has been grappling with the implications of this new technological reality ever since. There is no turning back. In addition to the two extremes of nuclear weapons and electrical power, nuclear physics has spawned a myriad of technological advances which have entered our technological infrastructure.
Nuclear energy is neither good nor bad.
It is whatever we make of it. Ukraine willingly gave up its nuclear weapons and signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Since it has little oil, Ukraine probably has little choice but to retain the nuclear option for the production of electricity. The costs of Chornobyl have been and will continue to be enormous. Ukraine has neither the financial nor technological infrastructure to handle the problem.