Ingemar Engkvist on WANO's key nuclear industry role, plus Nuclear at COP27
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The World Association of Nuclear Operators generally keeps a low public profile, but its CEO Ingemar Engkvist joins us to explain why that low public profile is deliberate, and outlines how the organisation works and how its members support each other.  He also discusses the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. Watch out for Engkvist's very unusual story about how he first became involved in the nuclear field, and as he comes to the end of his three-year term he talks about the exciting prospects for nuclear energy in the decades ahead. In the news round-up for November, the focus is on the role nuclear played at COP27. World Nuclear Association's Jonathan Cobb and Henry Preston report on the event and from some of the expert sessions staged at the #Atoms4Climate pavilion at the event in Egypt - the first time there has been such a platform at a COP.  Speakers featured included:  Pat Dalzell from Bruce PowerOntario's environment minister David PacinniElina Teplinsky from Pillsbury LawKirsty Gogan from TerraPraxisEdward Stones from DowAlice Cunha da Silva, nuclear engineerDaniel Liu from Japan Atomic Industrial ForumTyson Culver, director of Juice: How Electricity Explains the World   Key links to find out more: World Nuclear News World Association of Nuclear Operators World Nuclear Association COP27 in-depth report Email newsletter: Sign up to the World Nuclear News daily or weekly news round-ups Contact info: [email protected] Episode credit:  Presenter Alex Hunt. Co-produced and mixed by Pixelkisser Production
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