Professor Martin Freer - Predictor Podflash - Nuclear Power: What is the future? - six months on Birmingham Policy Commissions

Ahead of the second Birmingham Policy Commission debate about the future of nuclear power in the UK (held at the Institution of Civil Engineers in Westminster, London) Andy grabbed a few quick words with Professor Martin Freer, head of the Nuclear Physics Group at the University of Birmingham and Director of The Birmingham Centre for Nuclear Education and Research. Martin talks about how the nuclear debate has progressed in the six months since the commission was launched, hints at the kind of report they're looking to produce in the summer, and with the need for a greater public debate on the future of nuclear power, tackles the question of whether the current climate of austerity and high unemployment makes it more difficult to engage the public on the nuclear issue, when it already has so much on its collective plate.

The second Birmingham Policy Commission debate about the future of nuclear power was covered by 'One Planet' for the BBC World Service, which you can listen to on the iPlayer.

First broadcast: 03/10/2012 Transcipt: http://tinyurl.com/paq6gwv