00:01Nuclear has been a stalwart part of about 20% of our electric grid,
00:07creating a backbone of clean, firm power.
00:09We have a robust industry,
00:11and I think there's a real capability there that we can leverage today.
00:15So it's available, we understand it, it's performed well for us in the past,
00:19and we probably have to grow it pretty significantly,
00:21probably double or possibly triple the amount.
00:24A new pile has just been connected to the grid in Georgia.
00:27A second is to follow soon.
00:29The U.S. is still firmly committed to nuclear power,
00:31and the fact that no one has as much nuclear waste and storage as they do doesn't stop them.
00:37Spent nuclear fuel is important to manage responsibly, you know?
00:42But we do that, and we have demonstrated that we can safely manage that fuel.
00:48It does need to be disposed of eventually, but there are technological solutions.
00:53We see Finland making real progress, almost ready to begin operating their repository.
00:59And those activities give us real confidence that this is a solved challenge.
01:06Nuclear power is booming again in the U.S., and they have high hopes for a new type of small
01:11nuclear power plant,
01:13the first of which are to be built soon.
01:16A new generation of nuclear power has learned from our decades and decades of safe operation of nuclear power plants.
01:24And those innovations have been made on paper for quite a while, and the real economic promise,
01:29and the readiness to commercialize that new generation is hitting right now,
01:35right alongside the sort of challenges around climate and the acknowledgement of the importance of energy security.
01:42All of these things are converging in a moment where I hope that the industry can meet it.
01:47I think the players are interested in adherence to a new generation.
01:52I think the players change their world's pride, people know.
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