In this episode we discuss...
- Gene's background in nuclear engineering and personal journey in the nuclear industry
- The history of nuclear in the US including the aftermath of the Three Mile Island accident
- Plant designs including Westinghouse's AP1000 and GE's ESBWR
- The importance of documenting assumptions and managing margins when it comes to nuclear design and performance
- The role of redundancy in safety function
- Economic challenges that impeded the nuclear renaissance
- The environmental benefits of nuclear including its lack of pollutants such as SO2 and nitrous oxide
- Why the market doesn't yet recognize those benefits and how today's oversupply of gas slows down the push for nuclear energy
- Challenges we must overcome to reach a worldwide consensus on the necessity of nuclear
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy