The electricity needed to power huge data centres has sparked a renewed interest in the potential of small modular reactors. The FT’s Pilita Clark looks at whether SMRs will help with the clean energy transition.
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00:00 Introduction
01:00 Are we on the brink of a nuclear revival?
01:34 Two authors, two positions – Marco Visscher
02:26 Two authors, two positions – M.V. Ramana
03:59 Smaller, cheaper?
04:13 Paul Stein, ex-CTO Rolls-Royce SMR
05:54 Is nuclear power economic?
07:02 How small is small? Last Energy
07:18 Michael Crabb – SVP Commercial, Last Energy
10:35 Rachel Millard, FT – Data centres and the need for more energy
12:39 Do we need nuclear for a green energy transition?
12:51 Dale Vince – Founder & owner of Ecotricity
14:30 Dunkelflaute – it’s a German word
15:02 Sue Ion – Ex-Chair, Euratom Science & Technology Committee
17:47 Fear of nuclear
19:17 How safe is nuclear power? Sue Ion
21:10 Past nuclear accidents
25:45 What is the promise of nuclear power?
29:04 Conclusions – Pilita Clark, FT Business Columnist
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