I first heard about Nuclear a couple of years ago when I heard filmmaker/writer Oliver Stone talking a little about it on one of the many interviews that he had given and having been a fan not only of Oliver’s narrative projects, I’ve also been a fan of of his many documentary projects that he has produced over the decades.

Those many many months ago Oliver said on his Instagram post “I’ve been working on this for almost two years with the enormous help of Joshua Goldstein, co author of “A Bright Future.” By now, I’m sure you know that this is an argument in favour of nuclear energy as the realistic solution to the gulf we now face in the production of clean energy for our continuing existence here on the planet Earth. This is an energy that will not only save the planet but allow us to thrive upon it. And although it’s long regarded in popular culture as dangerous, it is, in fact, far safer than coal, oil, or gas.

The documentary which runs 1 hour 45-minutes, gets into the details but doesn’t sink into all the petty arguments that the anti-nuclear crowd throws at it. Renewables like wind and solar work to a limited degree, but by now, we should know they don’t come close to fixing the problem alone — which is why the fossil fuel companies support renewables. Because they inevitably require large amounts of methane gas to ensure their reliability.

On Oliver’s social media accounts July 19th, Oliver posted the following.

Nuclearnowfilm arrives into the world of Blu-Ray and DVD next Tuesday, July 25th, accessible to a whole new set of viewers. You, the public, have always been this film’s most important audience, and your word of mouth continues to help push our message forward. I was just traveling in Spain, Italy, and Israel; each day seemed hotter than the previous one. Records are being set. I revisited the phenom of heat prostration, which hounded us in the jungles of Vietnam. It’s no fun living in this kind of heat.

Nuclear is a crucial part of our energy fix. Remember, renewables need a backup — and methane gas is no fix at all! We’re going to need 3-4 times more electricity by 2050. And we need to electrify everything we can, and nuclear is the most reliable, cleanest, and most scalable fix we have. Let’s make a future for our children and grandchildren. Let’s be smart and use the natural energy of the universe — sun, water, wind — and earth, which has given us the gift of uranium. Let’s use it.

Oliver Stone’s acclaimed documentary Nuclear Now , available to watch on video on demand and is on blu ray and DVD from July 25th 2023

You can also watch it on Google Play, Amazon Prime, Vudu, and YouTube