Ep 154: Michael Gallagher, Exelon Generation

In this episode, we discuss...

• How Michael Gallagher entered the power generation industry
• The different management roles at a nuclear power plant
• The differences between boiling water reactors and pressurized water reactors
• Methods for controlling radiation and shaping power in a boiling water reactor
• The effects of fuel design and core efficiency on nuclear fuel consumption
• Requirements for a nuclear power plant renewal license application
• Federal limitations on the life cycle of a nuclear power plant
• Global impacts of affordable and reliable energy sources