Ep 63: Bill Magwood, Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD)

In this episode we discuss...

• Bill's personal evolution in the nuclear industry, including his work at USNRC and General Director of the NEA ---
• A history of the NEA and OECD ---
• Bill's work developing technology programs within the US Department of Energy, including the advanced light water reactor and programs encouraging college students to study nuclear engineering ---
• The Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee and its Nuclear Energy Research Initiative ---
• How Bill helped prevent nuclear engineering programs from collapsing in universities across the US with investments from Congress ---
• The Generation for International Forum and its work promoting nuclear ---
• How Japan has responded to reinforcing its nuclear infrastructure against earthquakes after Fukushima ---
• A deep dive into the Nuclear Innovation 2050 initiative and its work to expedite the nuclear cycle ---
• What's in store for the future