Irish Examiner view: Will nuclear play role in tackling energy crisis?

Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant near Bridgwater in Somerset.

That ministers across Europe took their eyes off the ball in respect of the looming energy crisis and consequential savage price increases is an inescapable conclusion. 

Some will say everyone had their horizons filled by the pandemic, placing a touching reliance on the market to sort everything out while simultaneously running down storage and reserves.