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#045 The Future of Nuclear Energy: Politics, Culture, and Technology with Mark Nelson

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The Duality of Nuclear Energy

Most reactor fuel is not weaponizable. The physical constraints on any of the disaster scenarios that haunt our dreams around nuclear are severe. So in the end, if a country absolutely insists on getting nuclear weapons and is willing to pay a terrible price, it can pull that off.

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