Checks and Balance: Nuclear option - a podcast by The Economist

Nuclear is responsible for nearly 20% of America’s power generation and about half of its clean energy. It’sgreener than fossil fuelsand more reliable than renewables. Yet safety fears remain andplants are being closed. Will the climate crisis force America to reconsider nuclear power?

The Economist’s Aryn Braun reports from a coal town welcoming a new atomic plant. We go back to America’s worst nuclear accident. AndThe Economist’s Vijay Vaitheeswaran considers what the energy future might look like. 

John Prideaux presents with Charlotte Howard and Jon Fasman.  

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