The Finnish SMR designed to produce heat, not electricity
Steady Energy is developing the LDR-50 small modular reactor with the initial goal of decarbonising district heating systems. The CEO of the Finnish company, Tommi Nyman, explains why the decision to ...
23 Aug 202429min
How are the USA's historic new Vogtle 3 and 4 units doing?
Southern Nuclear's Senior Vice President for Vogtle 3 and 4, John Williams, discusses the achievement and "tremendous pride" from everyone involved in completing the first new nuclear units built in t...
3 Juli 202423min
Lessons from history about energy transitions
The historian, author and academic Jean-Baptiste Fressoz explains why he thinks that the idea of energy transition is a simplistic and flawed one, noting that what has actually happened throughout his...
1 Juni 202450min
World Nuclear Fuel Cycle in Kazakhstan - a special report
A special report on the World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2024 international forum, co-organised by the Nuclear Energy Institute and World Nuclear Association. The two day event included discussions from leadi...
1 Maj 202431min
How nuclear 'waste' could save your life, plus Nuclear Energy Summit 2024
Professor Tim Tinsley prefers not to use the label of nuclear waste, instead referring to "legacy material". And it's not hard to see why, given the projects currently taking place to extract radionuc...
1 Apr 202437min
NexGen Energy's Leigh Curyer on uranium mine's huge potential
The ambitious aim for NexGen Energy, is to be supplying 25% of the world's mined supply of uranium - and about 50% of the western world's mined supply - when its Rook 1 project in Athabasca Basin, Sas...
1 Mars 202437min
Newcleo's Andrew Murdoch, plus uranium market and Hinkley C's new schedule
The UK operations managing director of Newcleo, Andrew Murdoch, joins host Alex Hunt to discuss the prospects for the company's lead-cooled fast reactor. It has Italian roots and expanding operations ...
1 Feb 202431min
Great British Nuclear's Simon Bowen on SMR contest, and UK's 24GW plans
The UK has plans to quadruple its nuclear energy capacity to 24GW by 2050. The government released its plan to get to that figure with its Civil Nuclear: Roadmap to 2050. The arms-length delivery bod...
15 Jan 202426min
