“Who are you going to have that relationship with? Countries recognize the risks of working with authoritarian-backed suppliers and seek partners that will strengthen their independence and their energy security. These are not trivial decisions. They’re really important 50 to 100-year decisions, and they seek the United States.” Kirsten Cutler, a Senior Strategist for Nuclear Energy Innovation at the US State Department, New-wave reactor technology could kick-start a nuclear renaissance — and the US is banking on it [CNN]