Podcast Episodes

321, Liftoff!

Season 25 Episode 3

Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office (LPO) at the U.S. Department of Energy, joins me to discuss his office’s latest Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report on nuclear energy. We touch on t…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Lead the Way, TVA

Season 25 Episode 2

Fred Stafford, a STEM professional and anonymous energy commentator, discusses the Tennessee Valley Authority's potential to lead a nuclear revival in the United States — that is, if it can overcome …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Energy Transition Will Not Happen

Season 25 Episode 1

Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, a French historian of science and technology, challenges our understanding of energy history. He unravels the myth of energy transitions, revealing symbiotic relationships betw…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Bottomless Well

Season 24 Episode 10

Mark P. Mills returns to Decouple to challenge our understanding of energy scarcity and efficiency. In this episode, he unravels the paradox of how pursuing energy efficiency often leads to increased…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Three Mile Island Melt Up

Season 24 Episode 9

Microsoft and nuclear plant owner Constellation have entered into to an unprecedented deal to restart the closed Three Mile Island by 2028 to power its data centres.

Microsoft will purchase as much p…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

A Westinghouse of Pain for Korea

Season 24 Episode 8

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power, is embroiled in a bitter legal dispute with Westinghouse over IP rights and export control obligations. Will this conflict stymie Western nuclear ambitions? Does this l…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The CANDU Story

Season 24 Episode 7

Tim Freeman, VP of Field Services and Manufacturing at CANDU Energy Inc joins me to discuss the 3rd most widely deployed reactor technology in the world, Canada's Heavy Pressurized Water Reactor the …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Will EVs Deliver on Decarbonisation?

Season 24 Episode 6

Ashley Nunes, a senior research associate at Harvard Law School, joins me to disentangle the hope from the hype in the EV debate.

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Will Electric Vehicles Decarbonize?

Season 24 Episode 6

Ashley Nunes, a senior research associate at Harvard Law School, joins me to disentangle the hope from the hype in the EV debate.

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The Real Costs of Advanced Nuclear

Season 24 Episode 4

Robbie Stewart and Enrique Velez-Lopez, the founders of nuclear start up Boston Atomics, join me to discuss the true costs of advanced nuclear design engineering.

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago