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The Chinese Atom
Season 23 Episode 4
While the west struggles to deliver nuclear plants and dreams about novel reactor technologies China is deploying it all: large LWR, SMR and MSR/HTGR. World Nuclear Association China lead Francois Mo…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Renewable Nuclear: All about Breeder Reactors
Season 23 Episode 3
In the early days of nuclear power uranium was thought to be a critically rare mineral. Nuclear engineers sought to solve this problem with a special type of reactor that produced more fissile materi…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Vogtle part 4: Can Positive Learning Happen Next?
Season 23 Episode 2
The Grand Finale is here. We wrestle with the question of whether nuclear can find its groove and the positive learning rates that have eluded it so frequently. Vogtle unit 4 came in 40% cheaper than…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
A Chat with the Nuclear Barbarian
Season 23 Episode 1
Emmet Penney joins me to shoot the breeze and catch up on the whirlwind developments of the last few months.
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Californication of the Grid
Season 22 Episode 10
Fan favourite, Mark Nelson, joins me for an update on California’s soaring electricity prices and worsening grid dysfunction.
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Deep Sea Mining
Season 22 Episode 9
Seaver Wang, oceanographer and co-director of climate and energy at the Breakthrough Institute joins me to unravel controversies surrounding deep sea mining for the polymetallic nodules of the abyssa…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Will Nuclear power AI?
Season 22 Episode 8
James Krellenstein joins me to explore the extraordinary power requirements of the AI revolution and how this demand for vast amounts of baseload generation will impact the nuclear sector.
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
The Fragilization of the Grid
Season 22 Episode 7
David March CEO of Exergy/Energy joins me to discuss the sharp decline in power quality from increasing penetration of intermittent generation and the impact its having on mission critical industries…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Peak Cheap Oil?
Season 22 Episode 6
Art Berman joins me to discuss the likelihood and implications of cheap peak oil.
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
LNG the Champagne of Energy
Season 22 Episode 5
Stephen Stapczynski, Bloomberg Business senior reporter, joins me to discuss everything you always wanted to know about LNG but were afraid to ask.
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago