RE:Folly? yeah, if you say so .... seriously. What is the relationship between nuclear weapons proliferation and nuclear power plants besides the word 'nuclear' ?
In Canada, we have the luxury to have many options available including oils sands, hydroelectricity, nuclear, wind turbines, etc. but this is not the case for many other countries.
The world will need nuclear power in order to answer the ever increasing electricity demand.
It is the 2nd source of low-carbon electricity production worldwide.