One year after the Fukushima disaster, nuclear energy policy is moving in two opposite directions. While much of the world, led by Germany, is embracing caution and winding down nuclear energy ambitions, the US, Britain, France and Russia are poised to boost their nuclear estate.

The nuclear industry and government officials in Japan are compatriots in what is popularly referred to as the "nuclear power village". Watchdog Nisa is known as a cushy home for Tepco officials either on the way out or the way in.

Will Japan's catastrophe affect the "nuclear renaissance" in the United States? Four experts weigh in.

Nuclear power must play a larger role in maintaining our nation's energy security.

Despite protests by antinuclear advocates, the president made the correct decision to offer federal loan guarantees for two nuclear power plants, supporting the best energy option as we move toward a carbon-limited future.

Has the threat of global warming and soaring fossil fuel costs changed the prospects for nuclear energy? Advocates stress its potential cost-effectiveness and the coming generation of safe, efficient plants. Critics maintain that efficiency is a mirage and that environmental uncertainties remain. While technological advances have made nuclear power plants...

Time and the absence of nuclear reactor problems may explain why recent polls have shown greater support for nuclear power.