#634 | Nuclear Power's Unlikely Comeback
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#634 | Nuclear Power's Unlikely Comeback

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 24, 202623 min

✨ The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE Registration closes at 23:59 on Sunday, 27th September. -- Nuclear power was meant to disappear in much of Europe, but Germany, Belgium and Italy are changing their minds. Rising energy demand, climate concerns and artificial intelligence are making old reactors and new designs attractive again. Germany’s Chancellor admits closing nuclear plants was a serious strategic mistake Belgium cancels its nuclear shutdown law and plans longer reactor use Italy approves plans to return to nuclear power...

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Hi there, Alistair here. I wanted to tell you something super quickly. On Monday 28th of September, we are starting our first ever Leonardo English speaking challenge. It's three weeks long and it's designed to push you out of your comfort zone and get you speaking English or in a private community of curious minds with me there right alongside you.

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the show where you can listen to fascinating stories and learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English. I'm Alastair Budge and today we are going to be talking about the unexpected return of nuclear power. It's a story about technology, energy, politics and the question of how to power the future. But before we

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