It comes as Fianna Fáil TD James O'Connor has introduced a bill to reverse the ban on nuclear energy
Discussions are continuing around the potential of nuclear energy in Ireland, amid the ongoing energy crisis.
It comes as Fianna Fáil TD James O'Connor has introduced a bill to reverse the ban on nuclear energy in Ireland, which is in place since 1999.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has also said the country should consider the use of nuclear energy.
The Electricity Regulation (Removal of Nuclear Fission Prohibitions) Bill 2026 has been drafted and submitted to the Oireachtas Bills Office, and will be debated by TDs in the Dáil within the next six months.
Speaking on Kildare Today, Professor Emeritus Barry McMullin from the DCU Faculty of Engineering and Computing has said that it's worth having a debate about, but added that it would be a long-term project:
"Just to be clear, we're not talking about something that will make any difference today, tomorrow or even 10 years, we're talking about something to a 15 or 20 to 25 year timescale."
He also made reference to our "chronic dependency" on fuel that has "left us hugely exposed".
The full interview can be heard below:
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