{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#634 | Nuclear Power's Unlikely Comeback","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1410,"description":"Nuclear power was meant to disappear in much of Europe, but Germany, Belgium and Italy are changing their minds.\n \nRising energy demand, climate concerns and artificial intelligence are making old reactors and new designs attractive again.\n \n\nGermany’s Chancellor admits closing nuclear plants was a serious strategic mistake\nBelgium cancels its nuclear shutdown law and plans longer reactor use\nItaly approves plans to return to nuclear power after decades of bans\nEnergy security and climate needs make nuclear support grow across political groups\nWind and solar need nuclear’s steady electricity when weather conditions change\nAI data centres increase electricity demand and face long waits for grid connections\nTechnology companies fund reactors, including Microsoft restarting a Three Mile Island reactor\nHigh construction costs delay projects, while governments support financing and smaller reactors\nFinland prepares deep underground nuclear waste storage, designed to last 100,000 years\nFusion investment grows, promising low-carbon power without a possible reactor meltdown\nFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/nuclear-comeback","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}