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Adding nuclear to the mix

Adding nuclear to the mix

Update: 2025-03-12
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Nuclear power has been the topic of controversy over the years, despite its current contribution of nearly 20% of the electricity generated in the United States. Jacopo Buongiorno, a nuclear scientist at MIT, argues that you can't get to a robust clean energy portfolio without nuclear and we have learned a lot more about making nuclear power safer. He provides a run-down of the benefits and risks associated with nuclear and the role it plays in achieving a clean energy mix.


What if it works? is a production of the MIT Energy Initiative. This episode was hosted by Rob Stoner and Kara Miller.

 

Transcript and show notes at energy.mit.edu/podcasts

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Adding nuclear to the mix

Adding nuclear to the mix

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