Nuclear Energy potential diverse roles in Decarbonization | Nicolas Stauff, Argonne National Lab

Nuclear energy is already playing an important role in the energy transition by decarbonizing the electricity sector and can play an even larger role in decarbonizing other sectors of the economy. Another opportunity for nuclear energy to contribute to decarbonization is to couple it with negative emission technologies such as Direct Air Capture (DAC). Nuclear power generates heat and/or electricity that can be used in DAC to removed CO2 from the atmosphere.