Nuclear in transition: Insights from Siemens Energy
Pamela Largue
Posted on: 19 May 2026
In this Energy Transitions podcast, Dagmar Thien of Siemens Energy, highlights the company’s long-standing role in nuclear energy and how it is supporting sector growth.
While Siemens Energy is widely associated with turbines and power generation, fewer people realise the company has more than 60 years of experience in the nuclear sector.
In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, Pamela Largue speaks with Dr. Dagmar Thien, Manager of Conventional Island Nuclear Power Plant Equipment at Siemens Energy, about the company’s long-standing role in nuclear energy and how it is supporting the current nuclear renaissance.
Thien explains how Siemens Energy supports the conventional island side of nuclear plants, from steam turbines and generators to modernisation projects, plant restarts, lifetime extensions, SMR development, and even future fusion applications.
In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, you will learn more about:
- The drivers behind renewed interest in nuclear power;
- The growing role of nuclear in the global power mix and how this impacts Siemens Energy;
- How modularisation could reshape the economics of both large nuclear plants and SMRs;
- How regulatory alignment and component standardisation could reduce cost, time, and licensing burdens;
- Why upgrading existing nuclear plants will be important to expanding nuclear generation capacity;
- How Siemens Energy is supporting plant restarts and upgrades that significantly increase output, referencing the examples of Palisades, Byron and Braidwood;
- Siemens Energy’s views on fusion as a future technology;
- Siemens Energy’s role as a technology-neutral, long-term nuclear partner.
This episode is brought to you in partnership with Siemens Energy.
