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Why do nuclear and renewable energy need to work together? Why is it important to keep old nuclear power stations running for longer?

In the second of three episodes about the world of nuclear energy production in the UK, the team from the University of Bristol's School of Physics describe the energy mix in the UK and how its a case of nuclear energy working with renewables to make for a much more stable electricity system.

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In this episode, Bristol's academics and researchers attempt to provide clarity on the following questions and topics:

• Meeting net zero demands
• Having a stable energy grid to cope with demand
• Nuclear energy is a low-carbon emitting energy technology
• Net zero is about not adding to the total greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
• Using green energy sources to reduce the amount of CO2 going into the atmosphere
• Variability issues with wind and solar in the UK
• Each nuclear reactor contributes a very large amount of energy
• Materials involved in construction of power plants involves emitting CO2
• Important to extend lifetime of nuclear power plants
• Magnox were the first fleet of reactors in the UK
• Advanced Gas Cooled reactors make up most of the fleet today
• Light Water Reactors are our future in the UK
• Strong track record of nuclear materials research at Bristol to help to secure the lifetime of reactors for longer in the UK

00:00 Its not nuclear vs. renewables
00:30 A low carbon energy technology
00:44 What is net zero?
01:05 Renewables in the UK
01:20 Energy density
01:35 Lifetime extension
01:58 History of reactors in the UK
02:30 Track record of nuclear research at Bristol
02:48 Outro

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