Greece will need to at least triple its power production capacity - today at roughly 50 TWh - by 2050 and produce cheaper electricity, according to Purdue professor of nuclear engineering Lefteri Tsoukalas.

Noted professor Tsoukalas stresses that the future use of nuclear reactors, possibly along the design of small modular ones (SMRs), is “imperative” for the east Mediterranean country. At the same, he emphasized that before any consideration is given to the possibility of generating power from nuclear means, infrastructure, such as “smart grids”, and a massive investment in human resources is necessary.

Nuclear projects are akin to building dams, tunnels, bridges and offshore facilities, he emphasizes.

The native of Elis (Ilia) prefecture in southwest Greece also first touches on the concept of “green transition” that now is now an almost ubiquitous topic in addresses by policy-makers and company executives.

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