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S2E3: A relook at nuclear energy's role in the net-zero goal
Powering up: The world is warming up to nuclear energy as nations scramble for zero-carbon electricity.
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.
For years, nuclear energy has been reviled as an energy source over safety, cost and the time taken to build the power plants.
But with the world’s growing need for clean electricity to fuel everything from electric vehicles, heating and cooling to giant data centres, nuclear energy is getting its time in the sun again.
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