The truth about the UK’s nuclear golden age

#Nuclear #UKEnergy #CleanEnergy #TimGregory “When the last reactor went online in 1995 at Sizewell B…I was 18 months old!” Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, Lord Vallance, sits down with nuclear scientist, Dr Tim Gregory, to talk about what Britain’s booming nuclear industry means for jobs, economic opportunity and our clean power mission. As part of the government's mission, nuclear sits alongside renewables as a key source of secure, homegrown energy. As we experience the "new golden era for nuclear" with the biggest nuclear building programme in half a century, Lord Vallance and Dr Tim Gregory discuss why this is so significant now and for the future. Subscribe to our DESNZ YouTube channel to find out more about the UK’s energy system. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:44 What's Lord Vallance's favourite chemical element? 1:44 Why is nuclear so exciting? 3:31 Will nuclear create jobs? 4:49 What does The Fingleton Review mean? 7:37 What will nuclear power stations look like? 9:28 What are Small Modular Reactors? 11:16 Is nuclear too expensive? 13:33 What do we do with nuclear waste? 16:11 Where are we with nuclear fusion? 18:39 What excites Lord Vallance the most? 21:25 Who are Lord Vallance's favourite scientists? 23:54 Outro