Energy futures: nuclear

07/29/24 • 11 min

In the second of our four-part Energy Futures series, Mike Case and Sally Jackson discuss the potential of nuclear energy to help meet future energy demands.

They explore: why water is important to nuclear and the challenges presented by climate change, including sea level rise and increased rainfall. They also discuss the potential of small modular reactors (SMRs) as a cost-effective and innovative solution.

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The Hydrofiles - Energy futures: nuclear

Transcript

Sally Jackson00:00:03.779

Welcome to The Hydrofiles, the HR Wallingford podcast. I'm Sally Jackson, and I'm joined by Mike Case. And we're going to be continuing our series of looking into the future for energy, and how we're going to meet future demand. Today we're going to be discussing nuclear, the future of nuclear energy, and how that affects water. So Hi, Mike.

Mike Case00:00:24.030

Hi, Sally.

Sally Jackson0