TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- As countries around the world explore ways to cut their dependence on fossil fuels, nuclear power is emerging as a contender. And in no region is there a bigger push to put the atom to work than in Asia.
Exploding populations and rapid industrial growth combined with competition for dwindling oil and gas supplies have put energy at the top of government agendas in the region. And while countries are pushing hard to maximize their oil, gas and coal supplies, regional leaders understand that nuclear is likely to be an essential part of the mix when it comes to meeting their future energy needs.
Concern about global warming, increasing competition for scarce resources and a relative scarcity of significant nuclear accidents in the region have also helped make nuclear an option few governments in the region are willing to ignore.
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