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Jan 2, 2024 • 14min

Ep 428: Sander De Groot - Co-Founder and Technical Lead, Thorizon

1) Sander’s early career at NRG and nuclear energy in the Netherlands' 2) Thorizon’s Thorium molten salt reactor (MSR) design 3) Recent announcements from Thorizon 4) Where Sander sees nuclear energy in the global energy mix in the future
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Dec 12, 2023 • 18min

Ep 427: Andrew Storer - CEO, Nuclear AMRC

1) What has changed in the world of nuclear since Andrew last appeared on Titans, as well as some updates on Andrew’s current work and travel 2) How political landscapes and changes can affect the way we build new nuclear 3) The past 5 years of Andrew’s work in the UK - Submarines, research innovation, and reducing time and cost 4) What the future holds for the Nuclear AMRC and what Andrew is most excited to see in the coming years
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Dec 5, 2023 • 21min

Ep 426: John Ahlberg - Founder and CSO, Kärnfull Next

1) A reintroduction to John Ahlberg, a former Titan from 2020 2) Kärnfull’s target market for deployment and a look into Nordic nuclear 3) District heating in Sweden and the different applications and customers of nuclear energy 4) The pro-nuclear landscape in Sweden and what the landscape looks like in neighboring regions, as well as a quick discussion of COP28
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Nov 21, 2023 • 44min

Ep 425: Carlo Wolters - CEO, Elektriciteits Produktiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland

1) Carlo’s educational background and his early start in coal gasification, as well as a desire to travel internationally 2) The biggest lesson Carlo learned from being exposed to a wide variety of energy assets and different modes of operation 3) How the nuclear industry can learn from the best practices of other industries, as well as the different lens Carlo brought to his first experiences in nuclear 4) The nuclear energy landscape in the Netherlands and a deep dive into how its momentum will continue to increase in the coming years
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Nov 7, 2023 • 36min

Ep. 424, Next Generation Titans: Will Shackel, Nuclear for Australia

1) Will’s journey learning about nuclear energy in Australia and his founding of Nuclear for Australia 2) A discussion of why Australia should lift the ban on nuclear energy, nuclear submarines, and a letter to the Prime Minister 3) What Will has learned as a 17-year-old founder and his strategies for advocacy and debate 4) Will’s vision for the future of nuclear energy, how to support Nuclear for Australia, and an important message for those interested in nuclear energy  
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Oct 31, 2023 • 43min

Ep. 423, Next Generation Titans: Natalie Cannon, Georgia Institute of Technology

1) Natalie’s last minute switch from film to STEM - How she settled on nuclear engineering 2) An exploration of manufacturing techniques, finding mentors, and invaluable pieces of advice 3) Natalie’s research and a dive into neutron noise, criticality, and robots 4) Celebrating past accomplishments and looking toward what younger generations can help achieve in the future
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Oct 23, 2023 • 43min

Ep. 422, Next Generation Titans: Kaylee Cunningham, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1) Kaylee’s decision between computer science and nuclear engineering, her current Ph.D. project, and why it’s okay to change your mind 2) How Kaylee became Ms. Nuclear Energy on Tik Tok and what drives her to spread information about nuclear energy 3) How nuclear energy is received on Tik Tok, Kaylee’s audience, and what you might find on Kaylee’s Tik Tok page 4) The advice Kaylee would give to someone entering the nuclear industry and how she would like to see the industry evolve in the near future
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Oct 17, 2023 • 52min

Ep. 421, Next Generation Titans: Paris Ortiz-Wines, Stand Up for Nuclear

1) How Paris got her start in nuclear and began the mission of learning more about energy through research and activism 2) The fight to stop the shutdown of nuclear plants and how this culminated in the effort to save Diablo Canyon 3) How resilience and weekly meetings lead to the government’s reconsideration of Diablo Canyon 4) What Stand Up for Nuclear is currently working on and where Paris sees nuclear going in the future
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Oct 12, 2023 • 45min

Ep 420: Charles Oppenheimer - Founder, Oppenheimer Project

1) How Charles’ first appearance on Titans of Nuclear opened doors into the world of nuclear energy investment 2) Nuclear energy as a bipartisan issue, as well as when Charles first began to form his own opinions on the subject 3) An impressive exploration of the Oppenheimer Project, a family movie screening of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, and a visit to the set of the movie 4) A window into what the nuclear industry could look like in the near future
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Oct 6, 2023 • 1h 5min

Ep 419: Eli Dourado - Senior Research Fellow, The Center for Growth and Opportunity

Eli Dourado, Senior Research Fellow at The Center for Growth and Opportunity, discusses his international upbringing, supersonic airplanes, The Center for Growth and Opportunity, and the potential great stagnation.

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