Going Nuclear

Energy is necessary for everything we value in life, and the world will need gargantuan amounts of safe and reliable power to eliminate poverty, decarbonise the economy, and feed entirely new demands like artificial intelligence. Going Nuclear shows where this energy will come from—and not as a last resort, but as the enabler of a new chapter in human progress. This is a thrilling book: vividly written, filled with fascinating facts, and inspiring in its vision for the future. – Steven Pinker * Johnstone Professor, Harvard University, and the author of ENLIGHTENMENT NOW *You will struggle to find anyone who brings nuclear power to life quite like Tim Gregory. You can feel the enthusiasm jump from the page. There’s lots to debate, but I challenge you to read this book and not be excited about how we get on and power the world with sustainable energy for the next century. – Hannah Ritchie * author of NOT THE END OF THE WORLD *Gregory is an excellent popular science writer: clear as a bell and gently humorous. – Guardian * Dorian Lynskey *[A] bible … Gregory’s case is that nuclear power is humanity’s only hope. Carbon dioxide emissions would vanish as an issue in a nuclear world … His argument is powerful and it would be interesting to see a counter argument by somebody … who writes and thinks as well as Gregory. But perhaps there is no such person. – Bryan Appleyard * Spectator *A passionate, accessible, and timely manifesto that reframes nuclear energy not as a necessary evil but as humanity’s most promising tool for addressing climate change, energy poverty and a sustainable future – Kirsty Gogan * Founding Director of Terra Praxis *

Dr. Tim Gregory is a nuclear chemist at the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield, a public speaker, broadcaster, and author of Meteorite- How Stones from Outer Space Made our World. In 2017, he was a finalist in BBC2’s Astronauts- Do You Have What it Takes and has also presented on BBC’s The Sky at Night and Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch. He has a PhD from the University of Bristol and lives in the North of England.