The New Fire: Fusion Revolution

Nuclear power has been criticized in popular culture and among much of the environmental community. Still, the next-generation reactors currently in development may actually be the key to avoiding global catastrophe. The young entrepreneurs heading this energy revolution realize they’re up against more than the climate clock – they need to convince all of us that the new nuclear power is safe and achievable. The New Fire profiles young nuclear engineers developing next-generation reactors, which they hope will provide clean and safe solutions to the world’s future energy needs.

With unprecedented access to key people, places, and events, Emmy-winning director David Schumacher’s film focuses on how the generation facing the most severe impact of climate change is fighting back with ingenuity and hope. The New Fire tells a provocative and startlingly positive story about a planet in crisis and the young heroes trying to save it.