In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, Pamela Largue speaks with Dr. Dagmar Thien, Manager of Conventional Island Nuclear Power Plant Equipment at Siemens Energy, about the company’s long-standing role in nuclear energy and how it is supporting the current nuclear renaissance.

In this episode you will learn more about:

• The drivers behind renewed interest in nuclear power;
• The growing role of nuclear in the global power mix and how this impacts Siemens Energy;
• How modularisation could reshape the economics of both large nuclear plants and SMRs;
• How regulatory alignment and component standardisation could reduce cost, time, and licensing burdens;
• Why upgrading existing nuclear plants will be important to expanding nuclear generation capacity;
• How Siemens Energy is supporting plant restarts and upgrades that significantly increase output, referencing the examples of Palisades, Byron and Braidwood;
• Siemens Energy’s views on fusion as a future technology;
• Siemens Energy’s role as a technology-neutral, long-term nuclear partner.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Siemens Energy.