Decouple Dr. Chris Keefer
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There are technologies that decouple human well-being from its ecological impacts. There are politics that enable these technologies. Join me as I interview world experts to uncover hope in this time of planetary crisis.
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The Chinese Atom
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 Morin joins me to catch us up on recent developments and trends.
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Renewable Nuclear: All about Breeder Reactors
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 material than they consume. Nick Touran joins me to discuss and explore the long term sustainability of nuclear power.
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Vogtle part 4: Can Positive Learning Happen Next?
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 unit 3. Can those gains continue downwards? Is Vogtle 5 more likely to follow this cost reduction curve compared to a new AP1000 elsewhere?
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A Chat with the Nuclear Barbarian
Emmet Penney joins me to shoot the breeze and catch up on the whirlwind developments of the last few months.
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Californication of the Grid
Fan favourite, Mark Nelson, joins me for an update on California’s soaring electricity prices and worsening grid dysfunction.
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Deep Sea Mining
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 abyssal plains.
Customer Reviews
Great insight into the pros and cons of nuclear
Great podcasts that looks at the pros and cons of nuclear along with the alternative carbon based and rare earth metal based ‘renewable’ energy systems
Only for nuke afficionados
A self congratulatory podcast by the nuke for the nuke. Summary: nuke is great. All people who don’t agree with us are lost souls or heretics, and it’s better to order nuke at USD12/w than solar panels at USD0.18/w
Highly informative podcast
I greatly enjoyed and learned so much about energy by listening to this podcast - esp. nuclear energy thanks to the awesome episodes with Dr. Mark Nelson. Keep up the awesome work Dr. Keefer.