NEI Nuclear Notes

There are some endorsements you just can’t say very much about: The Dalai Lama has been an active voice opposing nuclear weapons. But after a whirlwind trip touring the tsunami-devastated northeastern patch of Japan for the first time, the religious figure said he is not absolutely against the promotion of nuclear energy. Instead, the Dalai Lama on Monday said he is in support of using nuclear energy for peaceful means as a way to bridge the socioeconomic gap in developing countries in the absence of more efficient alternative energy sources. A little more: He noted that other energy sources like wind and solar are too inefficient to put into realistic practice to meet the needs of fast-developing countries. The Dalai Lama sounds a bit like a nuclear energy advocates, though the way he advocates can be surprising: On Monday, he urged people on both sides of the contentious nuclear argument to look at the issue “holistically.” “Just to look at it from one side ...