The case of Slovakia and Hungary is interesting: they are two of the top 4 countries where the share of nuclear generation is highest (and above 50%) [1]. Slova

The case of Slovakia and Hungary is interesting: they are two of the top 4 countries where the share of nuclear generation is highest (and above 50%) [1]. Slovakia is largely devoid of fossil fuels, while Hungary produces lignite, oil, and natural gas, but both are reliant on gas imports (mostly from Russia). As such, they generally can't afford to not consider nuclear, despite being small countries where an accident would damage a sizeable chunk of the countryside. Despite their Russian-made reactors, and usually Russian-sourced fuel, the domestic production of more than half the countries' energy needs is simply a national security issue with the useful side-effect of reducing carbon emissions than if imported natural gas was used for a much higher share of production. [1] https://www.iaea.org/PRIS/WorldStatistics/NuclearShareofElectricityGeneration.aspx https://www.iaea.org/PRIS/WorldStatistics/NuclearShareofElec...