{"id":189803,"date":"2025-11-19T23:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/189803\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T23:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:54:13","slug":"the-big-tech-show-its-time-to-go-nuclear-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/189803\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Tech Show: It\u2019s time to go nuclear in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Adrian Weckler\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9730d611-6925-4e34-b25c-b53b9a0d45c4.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Adrian Weckler<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Is Ireland looking at nuclear energy? Why do we need it? And how safe is it?<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Eamonn O&#8217;Reilly, Chairman of the Energy and Action Committee at the Irish Academy of Engineering, joins Adrian on this week\u2019s episode of The Big Tech Show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ireland should \u201ccommence preparation\u201d for nuclear energy planning and consider constructing small nuclear reactors to provide for energy security, the Irish Academy of Engineering has recommended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Small nuclear reactors, also known as small modular reactors (SMRs), which are currently being rolled out or planned in Estonia, Britain, the US and Canada, and are already operational in Abu Dhabi, Russia and China, typically produce around a third of the energy of a larger nuclear facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Nuclear power generation is currently prohibited here under Irish legislation, although connecting to nuclear power in other countries is allowed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">You can listen to the full episode here, on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adrian Weckler Is Ireland looking at nuclear energy? Why do we need it? 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