Nuclear energy

Florida's major electric utilities say it will take a lot to keep the lights on in the coming years. But just how will they do it? More power plants? Is nuclear energy the answer? And how does the effort to reduce greenhouse gases play into all this? Listen and learn about Florida's energy fut...

BERLIN A fire at a German power plant and the temporary shutdown of another have boosted supporters of plans to close the countrys nuclear energy program, despite concerns that coal or gasfired replacements will produce more greenhouse gases.

He's best known as the CEO of Telstra, but Dr Switkowski is now the public face of nuclear energy in Australia, heading up ANSTO, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. He's well qualified for that role. He has a PhD in nuclear physics and he's relishing the opportunit...