Totally offbeat angle, nothing to do with energy markets at large, but:<p>My whole country is situated north of the 60th parallel north. Winters are friggin cold and I would be very concerned if there were no sources of energy <i>not</i> dependent on sunlight or wind.<p>Also, I&#x27;m a neurotic so in case of a nuclear winter type of effect I would love to have some nuclear reactor technology going.<p>For deep space exploration solar panels don&#x27;t work. It would be nice if we maintained active interest in power generation systems not dependent on sun or atmospheric movements.