How nuclear reactions generate energy?

How safe is nuclear energy?

Why is nuclear fusion considered safer?

How small modular reactors are safe?

Are other countries shifting to nuclear power?

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Nuclear energy is a controversial source of energy that is gaining prominence globally,  including in Singapore as a potential solution to tackling climate change. Nuclear is considered a clean form of energy as the generation process does not release any greenhouse gases, unlike the traditional mode of energy generation from burning fossil fuels. 

But following the nuclear disasters in Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011, how safe is this form of energy now? In this episode, The Straits Times environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss these questions with Dr Matthew Lloyd, a research fellow at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, who does research on materials that can be used in the nuclear process.

Read the article here: https://str.sg/wBTR

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

01:13 How do nuclear reactions generate energy? 

03:30 Why is nuclear energy considered clean, and how safe is it? 

10:10 Why is nuclear fusion considered safer than fission?

13:35 How do small modular reactors contribute to safety of nuclear energy?

15:56 Are rising energy prices causing countries to warm to the idea of nuclear power?

Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Eden Soh

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim

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Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Nuclear energy is a controversial source of energy that is gaining prominence globally,  including in Singapore as a potential solution to tackling climate change. Nuclear is considered a clean form of energy as the generation process does not release any greenhouse gases, unlike the traditional mode of energy generation from burning fossil fuels. 
But following the nuclear disasters in Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011, how safe is this form of energy now? In this episode, The Straits Times environment correspondent Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty discuss these questions with Dr Matthew Lloyd, a research fellow at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, who does research on materials that can be used in the nuclear process.
Read the article here: <a href="https://str.sg/wBTR">https://str.sg/wBTR</a>
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
01:13 How do nuclear reactions generate energy? 
03:30 Why is nuclear energy considered clean, and how safe is it? 
10:10 Why is nuclear fusion considered safer than fission?
13:35 How do small modular reactors contribute to safety of nuclear energy?
15:56 Are rising energy prices causing countries to warm to the idea of nuclear power?
Produced by: Audrey Tan (<a href="mailto:audreyt@sph.com.sg">audreyt@sph.com.sg</a>), David Fogarty (<a href="mailto:dfogarty@sph.com.sg">dfogarty@sph.com.sg</a>), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Eden Soh
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
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Spotify:<a href="https://str.sg/JWag"> https://str.sg/JWag</a>
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Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg
Follow Audrey Tan on Twitter:<a href="https://str.sg/JLMB"> https://str.sg/JLMB</a>
Read her stories:<a href="https://str.sg/JLM2"> https://str.sg/JLM2</a>
Follow David Fogarty on Twitter:<a href="https://str.sg/JLM6"> https://str.sg/JLM6</a>
Read his stories:<a href="https://str.sg/JLMu"> https://str.sg/JLMu</a>
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Stop Scams: <a href="https://str.sg/wuZB" data-cke-saved-href="https://str.sg/wuZB">https://str.sg/wuZB</a>
Invisible Asia: <a href="https://str.sg/wuZn" data-cke-saved-href="https://str.sg/wuZn">https://str.sg/wuZn</a>
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#PopVultures: <a href="https://str.sg/JWad" data-cke-saved-href="https://str.sg/JWad">https://str.sg/JWad</a>
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Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Podcaster: David Fogarty

Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Podcaster: David Fogarty
Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis &amp; The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

Green Pulse

Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Podcaster: David Fogarty

Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust

Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Podcaster: David Fogarty
Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis &amp; The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust

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