PARIS, France: A summit aiming to boost the use of civilian nuclear power opens in Paris on Tuesday, as the US-Israeli conflict against Iran highlights the dangers of reliance on fossil fuels.
Representatives from about 40 countries and international organizations are expected at the meeting to be opened by President Emmanuel Macron.
The United States and China will be present, but Russia, another key nuclear power, will be missing because of its invasion of Ukraine.
Nuclear energy fell into crisis after the Fukushima disaster in Japan in 2011, which reinforced fears highlighted by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
But interest has been reignited by the growing international focus on energy sovereignty and the search for clean energies to counter global warming.
