

#045 The Future of Nuclear Energy: Politics, Culture, and Technology with Mark Nelson
About the Episode
Topics:
(3:15) – Mark’s career & background
(4:40) – Do you think there is a popular renaissance behind Nuclear Energy?
(6:27) – Realizing the regulatory problem holding back energy advancement
(15:35) – The costs behind Nuclear
(18:06) – The Nuclear customer & Europe’s approach to Nuclear
(31:46) – France’s energy price crisis
(37:00) – The history of Nuclear Power
(51:07) – The next wave: Advanced Nuclear
(1:01:51) – Who’s behind the push for Advanced Nuclear?
(1:03:27) – How did the USA lose its ability to build new reactors?
(1:08:38) – Nuclear success in the United States Navy
(1:21:57) – Debunking Plutonium
(1:224:26) – What is the supply chain of building reactors in the Navy?
(1:27:10) – What are reliable resources for people to learn more about or work in Nuclear?
(1:32:14) – Wrap up
Links:
Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air by David JC MacKay
The World Nuclear Association Library
The Mothers for Nuclear Organization
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