Special Edition: Nuclear Energy - Clean Solution or Too Risky?
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
3.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Nuclear power: is it the future of clean energy—or a disaster waiting to happen?
With new efforts to roll back regulations and build more plants, nuclear power is back in the spotlight. Some say it’s the best shot we’ve got at cutting carbon emissions. Others warn the risks are just too big—from meltdowns and waste to security threats.
Today, we’re breaking down both sides of the debate—what nuclear power can offer, what makes people nervous, and where things may be headed next.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Saturday, June 21st. We're taking a closer look at nuclear power, the pros, the cons, and the debate over what role it should play in America's energy future. |
| 0:10.3 | President Trump recently signed an executive order to loosen regulations with the goal of building more nuclear power plants across the country. |
| 0:16.9 | Some say it's our best hope for fighting climate change, clean, efficient, and reliable. |
| 0:21.4 | But critics warn of serious safety risks, from meltdowns to nuclear waste to potential cyber attacks. |
| 0:27.3 | So today, we're hearing both sides. |
| 0:29.5 | Later, Edwin Lyman, Director of Nuclear Power Safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists, |
| 0:34.2 | explains why he's raising red flags. |
| 0:36.6 | But first, Kerry Emanuel, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Science at MIT, explains why he's raising red flags. But first, Carrie Emanuel, a meritor's professor |
| 0:38.8 | of atmospheric science at MIT, explains why he believes nuclear isn't just useful, it's essential. |
| 0:46.1 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, when we sit down with a different |
| 0:50.5 | expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news. Don't forget to tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes when we provide |
| 0:57.7 | all the day's news in just 10 minutes. It's fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. It's |
| 1:03.5 | time for today's special edition Saturday. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 1:10.5 | Carrie Emanuel, thank you so much for joining us here on The Newsworthy. |
| 1:14.0 | Nice to be with you. |
| 1:15.0 | So I know you've said that nuclear power is essential for tackling climate change, saying that renewables alone will not suffice. |
| 1:22.0 | So what convinced you it was necessary that nuclear be part of the energy mix? |
| 1:27.3 | The problem with renewables is that they're part of the energy mix? |
| 1:32.4 | The problem with renewables is that they're intermittent, and the sun doesn't shine all the time, the wind doesn't blow all the time. And to deal with that intermittency, you need either |
| 1:38.4 | a backup, which we call baseload, that is a power source that runs 24-7, and or you need to be able to store energy. |
| 1:46.3 | And that's the catch. |
| 1:48.0 | Today, battery storage, which is still the most efficient storage, unless you happen to have a |
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