00:00The Iran war and resulting global energy shock are driving some countries in Africa and Asia to ramp up nuclear
00:07power generation.
00:08Asia depends on Middle East and oil and natural gas, and was hit hard by disruptions to shipping lanes transporting
00:15those resources.
00:16Africa was also heavily affected, and with ceasefire talks so far unsuccessful, the US and Europe are also feeling the
00:23impact.
00:24For some analysts, the switch to nuclear energy is inevitable.
00:27Three factors that are driving the nuclear renaissance is geopolitical.
00:33So countries realizing that energy dependence is a vulnerability, and they're looking for homegrown sources of energy.
00:41The second is really industrial policy, energy-hungry countries looking for ways to provide energy for their people.
00:49And the third that has been added recently is the recognition that data centers, which are going to be the
00:57future of the global economy, are energy-intensive and have a, quote-unquote, insatiable demand for energy.
01:05In Africa, leaders from several countries have voiced support for nuclear energy.
01:10Others think there are alternatives that should be used.
01:14I don't think nuclear is a long-term solution.
01:17It is not a long-term solution and a short-term solution.
01:20It can't answer to the speed and cost-effectiveness that countries, businesses and people now need, especially in the crisis
01:27that we have right now.
01:29The process of powering up a plant can take decades, especially for nuclear newcomers.
01:34The process of powering up a plant can chase, especially in the US in你想 infection, which runs through the system.
01:34The process of powering up a plant is causing this。
01:34The process of powering up a plant can take back decades, but it's, uh, that'd be a good point for.
01:38But it also means topics, well, hopefully more, and you know, that doesn't have a much energy at the Canadianahn
01:38system where there is garbage today.
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