Going Nuclear, Tim Gregory
Going Nuclear, Tim Gregory
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Going Nuclear
How Atomic Energy Will Save the World

Author: Tim Gregory

Narrator: Tim Gregory

Unabridged: 10 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/05/2025

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A bold, provocative, and knowledgeable case for the importance of nuclear science and how nuclear power is essential to reaching net zero.

What if net zero is not an environmental challenge, but an energy challenge?

In this visionary book, Dr. Tim Gregory challenges prevailing narratives around climate change, arguing that the goal of net zero is not simply to replace fossil fuels with renewables, but to power civilization using sources of energy that do not emit carbon dioxide. He unequivocally shows that only one emissions-free energy source can rise to that challenge: nuclear power.

Going Nuclear calls for decarbonization to be the twenty-first century's Apollo program, illuminating the far-reaching potential of the atom beyond clean energy to advanced medicine, forensics, atomic gardening, and interplanetary exploration. By interweaving scientific optimism, myth-busting data, and ambitious policy, Gregory offers an alternative nuclear future that can meet the shared goal of environmental stewardship and continued human progress.

About Tim Gregory

Tim Gregory is a nuclear scientist at Sellafield, United Kingdom, where he measures the chemistry and radioactivity of nuclear materials in the lab. Previously, Tim was an academic specialising in cosmochemistry and wrote the popular book Meteorites: The Stones from Outer Space that Made Our World. He has a PhD from the University of Bristol and lives in the North of England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on April 03, 2025

This is one of those rare books that turns your way of thinking on its head and makes you reimagine all those things you thought you knew. If like me, nuclear science isn’t something you’d gravitate towards when looking for your next read, that would be completely understandable. Personally, I’ve no......more

Goodreads review by Donatella on August 05, 2025

WOW! I picked this book up randomly in a bookshop and was immediately hooked by the writing style. Tim is such a brilliant science communicator!! He makes the world of nuclear not only understandable to a wide audience but also enjoyable. I have to admit I should probably have known a bit more about......more

Goodreads review by Alan on June 30, 2025

An excellent book which makes a very strong case that, if we have environmental concerns and worry about what we are doing to our planet, then we need to embrace nuclear energy as part of the solution rather than, foolishly, consider it as a part of the problem. The introductory chapters are worthwh......more

Goodreads review by Samuel Falle on June 24, 2025

Makes a good case The author works in the industry and knows his stuff. He discusses both the advantages and disadvantages and shows that the former far outweighs the latter. The later part of the book has some interesting stuff on other uses of nuclear technology such as nuclear medicine and spacecr......more

Goodreads review by Colojo on August 18, 2025

Informative and thought-provoking As an electrical engineer, I’ve long believed that nuclear power is essential to energize our future as a species. After reading Going Nuclear, I’m more convinced than ever. The time is now to move boldly into our nuclear future. I hope it actually happens.......more