While I was hoping this could simply be an episode featuring our two guests from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I wanted to discuss some recent nuclear fearmongering and intellectual inconsistency of many environmentalists.  While this is something we have known for a long time, recent developments with a Russian floating nuclear power plant and...

RNE10: Is Nuclear Doomed? Georg Steinhauser Guests! In this episode, we discuss the future of nuclear advocacy. How does the news out of Ohio change the strategy of advocacy? We try to elaborate on this and much more in the 10th episode of radio nuclear. We also talk about Tom Steyer’s new ballot measure in...

RNE09: Science and Free Speech Victory! Sam Belcher and Donald Moul (First Energy) Guest! There’s been a ton of news since our last episode! We picked out three that had a lot to unpack, so hopefully you will enjoy an extended news segment! The first item we discuss is the new MOU signed between the...

After a long break, we return with a brand-new episode! We discuss developments with one of our favorite companies, Lightbridge, what happened at pilgrim during the massive New England snowstorm, and NuScale’s newest developments. This week, we are fortunate enough to be joined by Dr. Todd Allen, Senior Fellow at ThirdWay, and current professor at University of Wisconsin.

Lightbridge Story

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/01/jv-to-commercialize-nuclear-fuel-that-will-boost-energy-from-existing-reactors-by-10-40-starting-2021.html#so-post-comments-141703

Lightbridge website:

https://ltbridge.com/fuel-technology/metallic-fuel-technology/

NEI White Paper:

https://www.nei.org/CorporateSite/media/filefolder/Policy/Papers/Nuclear-Costs-in-Context.pdf?ext=.pdf

NuScale’s Story

http://newsroom.nuscalepower.com/press-release/company/us-nuclear-regulatory-commission-approves-key-safety-aspect-nuscale-powers-adv

Class 1-E Definition:

http://www.nuclearelectricalengineer.com/class-1e-definition/

Pilgrim Story

https://atomicinsights.com/performance-new-england-power-grid-extreme-cold-dec-25-jan-8/

Dr. Allen’s Medium Piece

https://medium.com/third-way/energy-technology-exuberance-how-a-little-humility-is-good-for-nuclear-renewables-and-society-f6c9ec821b2c

Music (In Order of Appearance)

All Music provided by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/zx_466umPUM

Great Days - Joakim Karud

"Ryan Little - Lucy's Song" Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)

"A Himitsu - Easier to Fade (feat. Madi Larson)" Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

After a long break, we return with a brand-new episode! We discuss developments with one of our favorite companies, Lightbridge, what happened at pilgrim during the massive New England snowstorm, and NuScale’s newest developments. This week, we are fortunate enough to be joined by Dr. Todd Allen, Senior Fellow at ThirdWay, and current professor at...

RNE07: End of Year Special! Harsh Desai and Bob Coward Guest!   After kicking off in September, and the tremendous support I have received from all of you, here is RadioNuclear’s end of year special! This episode, we talk about some nutty Greenpeace activists in France, how living in London is just as dangerous as...

In this episode, we tackle a litany of news issues. We address the new developments out of South Carolina, The New York Times piece examining the merits of nuclear power reducing carbon intensity, and how free speech is under attack with a new 10 million dollar defamation lawsuit. Suzanne Jaworowski, Chief of Staff for the...

In this episode, we talk about the news from South Korea, and the continued decision to resume construction. We also discuss and rebuke a news story that claims that there is no such thing as “a safe amount of radiation”. Will Davis guests!

Environmental Progress Statement

http://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/2017/10/19/victory-pro-nuclear-win-in-south-korea-gives-momentum-to-atomic-humanists-everywhere

South Korean Government Defiance

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2116468/south-koreas-moon-defies-public-opinion-pledge-phase-out-nuclear?utm_content=buffere2c7d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

NRC

https://www.nrc.gov/images/about-nrc/radiation/factoid2-lrg.gif

TYT video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44y9qbLMIgQ&t=2s

Bloomberg:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/epa-says-higher-radiation-levels-pose-no-harmful-health-effect

James Conca Article:

https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/10/24/epa-raises-radiation-limits-for-emergency-responders-its-about-time/&refURL=https://www.google.com/&referrer=https://www.google.com/

In this episode, we talk about how Germany is failing to meet its lofty emission reduction goals, the DOE’s new order to value base load energy, and the “mysterious” radioactive particles being detected in Europe. For a guest this week, we are joined by a nuclear futurist and analyst for Graftel, LLC! We talk with them about everything from cyber security, to nuclear powers expansion in China!

In this episode, which feels like Deja Vu all over again, we revisit some developments with the failed VC.Summer plant, DOE's grid study on nuclear capacity, and look into where next generation companies are building their prototypes. Mothers for nuclear guest!