Nuclear energy has gone from being dismissed to becoming a frequent topic of discussion in the debate around the Norwegian energy supply. Small modular reactors are presented as alternatives to renewable energy sources such as land-based wind power. But is nuclear energy the quick fix it has been presented as? In this session, Tomas Nordlander, one of the country’s leading experts on the topic will explain what nuclear energy used to be, what it is today, and what it can become in the future. We will then discuss the pros and cons of nuclear energy in a conversation with Declan Burke, director of nuclear projects and development, department for energy security and net zero, U.K. 

Speakers:
Declan Burke, director of nuclear projects and development, department for energy security and net zero, U.K
Tomas Nordlander, vice president at the Institute for Energy Technology (Institutt for energiteknologi)

Moderator: Lars Henrik Paarup Michelsen, director of the Norwegian Climate Foundation