In this episode we discuss...

• How Sue earned her title of “Dame” ---
• Sue’s background in material science and personal evolution in the nuclear industry ---
• A deep dive into the UK’s Magnox fuel elements ---
• The history of nuclear in the UK including its advanced gas coal reactors and its high temperature reactor “Dragon” ---
• The defamation characteristics and manufacturing routes of reactor clads and challenges Sue worked to resolve ---
• Dry processes versus wet chemical processes ---
• The economics and life cycles of waste and decommissioning in nuclear versus other industries ---
• Modularity and its construction costs ---
• Sue’s current work at BNFL engaging vendors with constructors

In this episode we discuss...

• Jay’s personal evolution from manufacturing to business within the nuclear industry ---
• A deep dive into neutrology ---
• Disruptive nuclear techniques and their purpose ---
• How the AMRC is working to make welding more cost and time efficient with electron beam welding ---
• The AMRC’s disciplines including subtractive and additive techniques as well as the science of measurement ---
• Disciplines the AMRC is looking to expand to including modular manufacturing and equipment qualification ---
• The AMRC’s shop floor and the work that goes on there ---
• The AMRC’s collaboration with the US on a nuclear naval fleet ---
• The relationship between manufacturing innovation and supply chain development ---
• Challenges Jay believes we must overcome for nuclear to be truly successful including building a power plant to cost and schedule

In this episode we discuss

• Charles' personal evolution in the nuclear industry ---
• Opinion on the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in his home state of Nevada ---
• Forging and its role in nuclear ---
• Charles’ work in quality assurance in the forging industry ---
• A deep dive into two-phase heat transfer and its processes --- Human factory challenges and ways the AMRC is working to overcome them ---
• The ins and outs of steam generators ---
• Techniques the AMRC is working on to increase welding efficiency ---
• Single platform manufacturing and how it’s improving nuclear cost and time efficiency

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

In this episode we discuss...

• Milko’s personal evolution in the nuclear industry and his work at the International Atomic Energy Agency ---
• Light water reactors versus pressurized water reactors ---
• Chernobyl and the design deficiencies that had to be addressed following the accident ---
• Long term systems for radioactive waste and spent fuel management ---
• Steps to guiding countries towards becoming nuclear ---
• A look at the processes and timelines involved in becoming a nuclear country ---
• The future of small modular reactors ---
• Challenges the world may have to overcome with the surge of interest in nuclear energy 

In this episode we discuss... 

• David’s background in industrial engineering and work at the Idaho National Laboratory ---
• David’s current and future work at IAEA ---
• A deep dive into different radioactive wastes and the regulations surrounding their management and disposal ---
• Carbon capture and sequestration ---
• How our agricultural practices (particularly soil conservation) affects climate change ---
• Gen 4 reactors and their advanced fuel cycles ---
• The economics of a closed fuel cycle versus an open fuel cycle --
• Different recycling schemes including MOX fuel with recycled plutonium ---
• Technical solutions to integrate nuclear with renewable energy systems ---
• The correlation between poverty and energy poverty and ways in which solving the latter can solve the former ---

In this episode we discuss...

• Malcolm’s background in psychology ---
• Malcolm’s work in public perception and nuclear politics at the Atomic Energy Authority and beyond ---
• A summary of Malcolm’s books including Civil Nuclear Energy and Double or Quits: The Future of Civil Nuclear Energy ---
• A look at the relationship between the public, scientific-technical sphere, and political spheres ---
• The political and psychological aftermath of Fukushima ---
• Why the general public is afraid of nuclear despite it being the safest energy source ---
• Ways in which the nuclear industry can improve its communications strategy to dispel fear ---
• The lethal pitfalls of regulations surrounding radiological protection ---
• Why “nuclear going wrong is better than coal going right” --- 

In this episode we discuss...

• Bernard’s personal path through various nuclear institutions including his position as Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Areva
• A history of the nuclear industry and France’s many contributions
• A deep dive into fusion energy and the processes involved
• Energy’s fundamental role in the world’s social and economic development
• The ins and outs of ITER’s research surrounding nuclear fusion and plasma physics
• And where Bernard sees the future of nuclear

In this episode we discuss...

• Valerie’s diverse educational background and how it applies to her job today
• Her personal evolution through the nuclear field
• The French Nuclear Society’s research surrounding nuclear and the environment including safety and waste, climate, air pollution, biodiversity, and the use of worldwide resources
• The unique, symbiotic relationship between the French government and the French Nuclear Society and how more countries can adopt a similar dynamic
• Valerie’s positive outlook on the future of nuclear and human progress

In this episode, we discuss...

• Fiona’s background and her personal evolution in the nuclear field
• A deep dive into Boron Neutron Capture Therapy and how it works to treat cancerous tumors
• A breakdown of NNL and its role in the nuclear field
• Fiona’s outlook on nuclear’s development cycle and whether or not it can be expedited
• District heating and why applying nuclear to heat can increase cost efficiency
• The steps Fiona believes necessary to nuclear’s success as a sustainable energy source