The UK's Nuclear Bet Shows the Cost of a Comeback
Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, reporter Will Mathis assesses how the UK's experience with the Sizewell C nuclear plant will reverberate globally. Meanwhile, this QuickTake explains the tensions between China and the US over rare earths.
Given all the talk about a pending nuclear renaissance, the UK provided a case study this week in what it will actually take to deliver one.
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