Going GREEN Lecture-The Nuclear Question

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Fifty years ago, France built out a nuclear fleet in a decade — plants that still deliver over 70% of its electricity. Then rising costs, cheap natural gas, and safety concerns stalled nuclear construction across much of the West, while China and Russia kept building.

Now nuclear power is back in the conversation. Electricity demand is climbing, questions about grid reliability and energy security are growing, and policymakers on both sides of the aisle are taking a fresh look. But serious questions remain: Can nuclear compete on cost? Can the US deploy at pace — and does it matter if China gets there first? Is the renewed interest a genuine renaissance, or another false start?

Why Nuclear Now? examines how nuclear energy rose, why it fell, and what’s driving its return to the policy agenda. We’ll look at the history, the arguments for and against a nuclear revival, and the challenges that will determine whether expectations can be met.

About the Presenter
Frans Kopp is a retired engineer and project manager from Shell. He worked for Shell for almost 30 years and designed and was responsible for construction of many of Shell’s offshore deep water oil and gas pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as Nigeria, Brazil and South East Asia. Since his retirement he has pursued many new challenges, including studying music, learning to sing and play the piano and he also is an active member of the Citizens Climate organization, or CCL for short. He is also an active member of Generation Atomic, a non-profit nuclear energy advocacy and educational organization.

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