The author the asks following ten questions relating to Europe's energy future before answering each in turn:
- Power gap: when and how important?
- Energy resources: for how long?
- What about renewable energies?
- What about sustainable energy economy and savings potential?
- What about future technologies, notably hydrogentechnology, cold or hot fusion, superconduction and generation IV nuclear technology in which there are a lot of hopes?
- What are really the accident risks?
- Does Europe risk a Political crash: or a political dependency on its energy suppliers?
- Does Europe risk an Economic crash: and what would be the economic and social consequences in Europe and in the world?
- Does Europe and does the world risk a Climate crash through greenhouse gases?
- What are the burdens we are passing on to the next generations?
Finally, the author asks what are the most urgent measures needed in Europe to avoid a crash of a political, economic, or environmental nature? She concludes that the answer lies in nuclear power.
She agrees with James Lovelock, the founder of the green movement, who said: "I hope that it is not too late for the world to develop nuclear energy as the main source of power. At present, there is no securer, more realistic or economical substitute for the dangerous practice of burning carbonaceous fuels."
The only thing standing in the way of this "wonderful and inexpensive" technology is public anxiety, according to the author. However she notes that "increasing fears of loss of employment, climate change and the risk of war" could displace this anxiety in the future.
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