# 4017: Nuclear Energy: The Hazards and Challenges: Do They Outweigh Its Benefits? Airing: November 3rd, 2024 Nuclear energy involves life and death issues. What are the hazards nuclear energy poses? Questions and challenges that need to be answered and possibly have not yet been fully explained are possible health issues and risks. A large issue with nuclear energy is the handling of nuclear waste. What about the other security issues? How safe is nuclear energy, what are the costs? And what about not in my back yard issues? Joining Host Jim Falk are : Dr. Paul Dorfman Associate Fellow, Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Member, Irish Govt Radiation Protection Advisory Committee Chair, Nuclear Consulting Group, which brings together leading academics and experts in the fields of renewable energy technology, economics and the environment. And Mark Nelson. He is the Founder & Managing Director of Radiant Energy Group, a Chicago-based consulting group advising corporations and organizations on clean energy strategies. Mr. Nelson holds a masters in nuclear engineering from Cambridge University.
Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:26:17