Léonard Freyssinet on nuclear power, climate change and the optimal electricity mix

Léonard Freyssinet has opted for an exciting professional career. He recently completed the two-year Master’s programme in Nuclear Engineering, which took him from EPF Lausanne (EPFL) and ETH Zurich (ETHZ) to the Paul Scherrer Institute. The young nuclear engineer, who will be working in a Swiss nuclear power plant in the future, talks in this interview about:

his connection to nuclear power,
his motivation to complete a Master’s degree programme in the aera of nuclear power in Switzerland,
climate change and the future of nuclear power,
and the optimal electricity mix of hydropower, nuclear power and new renewables.

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