That manufacturing requires high temperature process heat that does not come from electricity. We've had 25 years of trying to electrify industry. It still does not deliver any meaningful amount of process heat. Nuclear energy can deliver not just electricity, but process heat. So its long term role in the global energy system can be significant. Although look, I've worked in oil and gas and I'm a huge fan of coal. (32:04–32:09)
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Asserts that nuclear energy can provide both electricity and process heat.
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