About 20 years ago, it would have been almost impossible to imagine nuclear reactors being seen as potential world savers.
Now there is a nuclear plant building boom under way and Prime Minister John Howard is highly enthusiastic about the nuclear option.
However nuclear power has its fair share of critics.
The nuclear research reactor at Lucas Heights in Sydney was shut down for repairs after three uranium fuel plates came loose.
For the latest on the pros and cons for the still contentious nuclear option, we sent reporter Aaron Lewis off on a whip around the world.
On air: 1st August 2007
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