The last nuclear power plants in Germany were supposed to go off-grid by the end of 2022 – the energy crisis put paid to that. By mid-April, nuclear energy from Germany is really supposed to come to an end. But it was only in 2022 that the European Union classified nuclear power as sustainable, and many neighboring countries swear by their nuclear reactors. How do these things go together?

With experts from various scientific disciplines, Susanne explores the question of what is next for nuclear power. In doing so, she talks about the search for final storage facilities, the enhanced safety of modern reactors, as well as about changing opinions regarding nuclear energy among the population.


Show notes:

Special Report 10 Years after Fukushima
👉 https://download.gsb.bund.de/BFE/Fach...

“Do we need nuclear energy to stop climate change?”
by “Dinge Erklärt – Kurzgesagt” 👉    • Brauchen wir Atomenergie, um den Klim...  

The search for a final storage facility in Germany 👉 https://www.bge.de/de/endlagersuche/

Is nuclear power sustainable? 👉 https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen...

What produces more emissions – coal or nuclear power? 👉 https://www.quarks.de/technik/energie...

Report on AKR2 in Dresden 👉 https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachse...

Report available at “ARTE”: “How green is nuclear power?" 👉 https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/098818-...

Proportion of nuclear power in electricity production in Germany 👉 https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publica...

Is nuclear power climate-friendly? 👉 https://www.dw.com/de/faktencheck-ist...

Fukushima 👉 https://www.base.bund.de/DE/themen/kt...

Information on our protagonists:

Steffen Turkat, Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics at TU Dresden 👉 https://tu-dresden.de/mn/physik/iktp

Prof. Thorsten Stumpf, Institute of Resource Ecology at
“Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf” 👉 https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=142

Dr. Sören Kliem, “Reactor safety” at “Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf” 👉 https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=2737

Prof. Antonio Hurtado, Chair of Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy
👉 https://tu-dresden.de/ing/maschinenwe...

Prof. Sven Engeßer, Chair of Communication - Science and Technology Communication 👉 https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/ifk/

Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:27 What exactly is nuclear energy?
03:29 The search for a final storage facility
06:25 Reactor safety
09:54 Modern nuclear reactors
15:10 Formation of popular opinion regarding nuclear energy
19:40 End card

This video was entered in the competition Fast Forward Science 2022/23. More information 👉 http://www.fastforwardscience.de #FFSci #ScientistAward

Moderated by: Susanne Jaster
Edited by: Susanne Jaster, Benjamin Griebe, Karl J. Donath
Production: Biermann-Jung Kommunikation & Film (www.biermann-jung.com)