Podcast Episodes

SMR Economics and the Nuclear Secret Sauce feat. Tony Roulstone

Season 8 Episode 3

In the West, many nuclear advocates have pinned their hopes for a nuclear renaissance on Small Modular Reactors, or SMRs. SMRs range from a potentially faster way for nuclear nations to build more pl…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

How Radiation Affects Us feat. Dr. Douglas Boreham

Season 8 Episode 2

We live in a radioactive world. Every minute, 7,000 potentially cell-damaging radioactive releases occur in our bodies. How are we still alive? And what are the real risks associated with radiation?

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Batteries, Energy Lysenkoism, and Geopolitics feat. Mark P. Mills

Season 8 Episode 1

Intermittent weather-dependent sources of electricity need backup storage to compensate for gaps in production. Elon Musk has promised that Solar + Powerall batteries ensure that your home will never…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

What Went Wrong at Vogtle? feat. Mark Nelson

Season 7 Episode 10

Vogtle was supposed to be the beginning of a nuclear renaissance. The two AP1000's at this site were the first new reactors to be built in the USA in the 21st century. There was optimism that a novel…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Nuclear Energy is Union Energy feat. Bob Walker

Season 7 Episode 9

Nuclear energy is only possible thanks to a highly-skilled, largely unionized workforce. In popular culture, nuclear workers have been portrayed as incompetent (e.g. the Simpson) or as evil incarnate…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

A Good War feat. Seth Klein

Season 7 Episode 8

Seth Klein, a writer and public policy researcher, joins Dr. Keefer to discuss his book, A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency.

Klein draws on the history of Canada during World War…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Fragilizing South Africa’s Grid feat. Gaopalelwe Santswere

Season 7 Episode 7

Gaopalelwe Santswere, a nuclear physicist and regulatory expert, joins Dr. Keefer to discuss the electricity sector in South Africa whose aging coal fleet is in need of replacement. Despite operating…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Emergency Reactor feat. Zion Lights

Season 7 Episode 6

Returning guest Zion Lights, a powerhouse pro nuclear advocate whose most recent initiative has been to launch the group Emergency Reactor, joins me this episode with reflections on her activism in t…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Why Nuclear Energy Has Been a Flop feat. Jack Devanney

Season 7 Episode 5

At its birth, nuclear energy entered a highly competitive market for electricity generation. Oil was so cheap that it was stealing market share for electricity generation from coal and driving prices…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

What's happening at Taishan? feat. Mark Nelson

Season 7 Episode 4

The Taishan nuclear plant in the Guangdong province of China houses two French-built EPR reactors, the first of their kind in the country. For the past couple of weeks, equipment has registered sligh…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago