Professor Philip Walton:

No; Germany stands alone. Worldwide, there are 432 nuclear reactors, and a further 478 are either planned or proposed. That is about the same as the number that existed before the Fukushima accident, so it has not affected the numbers. Twenty-eight countries have nuclear power and 18 new countries are planning or proposing to go nuclear. Pre-Fukushima, the number was 17. Therefore, the accident has not put people off. Currently there are 70 plants under construction; before the Fukushima accident there were 62. It is interesting to look at some countries. For example, Belarus, which is right beside Ukraine, where the Chernobyl accident took place, has not had nuclear power but is planning two reactors and a further two are proposed. Ukraine, where the accident happened, has 15 and is planning two and proposing a further 11. In the oil-rich countries of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates is currently building two nuclear power plants, planning two and proposing ten, and Saudi Arabia is planning 16. They see the writing on the wall that we are at peak oil and peak fossil fuels, and it is probably downhill from here on in. People must use everything they can lay their hands on, and that includes nuclear power.