Episode

The nuclear price tag

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Ask MIT Climate

Published

Feb 12, 2026

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799

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Summary

As government support grows to bring more nuclear power to the U.S., Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno of MIT joins us to break down how nuclear got so costly and what we can learn from countries with more active nuclear industries.