Under the stands of the University of Chicago's Stagg Field on Dec. 2, 1942, scientists created the world's first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. 80 years later, nuclear energy accounts for 10 percent of the world’s electricity and is instrumental in new fields of inquiry where researchers use radioactive isotopes to treat disease and understand how the body works.
In this Instagram Live conversation, Kathryn Huff joins Andrew Breshears for a discussion on the role innovation in advanced nuclear reactors will play in creating a carbon-neutral economy.
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