Spain must reconsider nuclear energy

Following Italy's decision to build a new nuclear plant in cooperation with France the daily La Vanguardia writes that the Spanish government is now also under pressure to act: "The case of Italy like that of Sweden - which 30 years after a referendum [in favour of abandoning nuclear power] is now hedging its bets on nuclear power plants - puts [Spanish head of government José Luis Rodríguez] Zapatero under pressure to reconsider his radical rejection of nuclear power. Regardless of rather irrational preferences and phobias a modern country must be able to find a certain balance between the three fronts that define the future viability of the different energy resources: the battle against climate change, economic competitiveness and the security of energy supplies."

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