World Bank Lifts Ban on Nuclear Power, Considers Upstream Gas
The World Bank 's board lifted its ban on supporting nuclear power, and is discussing whether to fund natural exploration and production, as it seeks ways to bolster access to electricity to realize its core development goals.
Meeting rising power demand is 'one of the most urgent and complex development challenges we face,' the bank's president, Ajay Banga, said in a staff note viewed by Bloomberg.
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