Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy show

Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy

Summary: A podcast featuring interviews with experts throughout the Nuclear Energy field, covering advanced technology, economics, policy, industry, and more.

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 Ep. 190 - Robert Plana, Assystem | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 57:31

In this episode we discuss: (1) Using the TRL and BRL scales to determine which innovation projects to invest in (2) Monitoring nuclear reactor cracks using machine vision to save costs (3) Creating nuclear facility maintenance schedules using predicted maintenance based on individual plant operating conditions (4) Using AI to automatically extract data from 14 million physical nuclear reports

 Ep. 189 - Tom Jones, Assystem | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:49

In this episode we discuss how: (1) The new RAB finance model will attract long term investors to the UK’s nuclear industry (2) Nuclear investment is needed for the UK to reach the Net 0 Target of 2050 (3) The Copy and Paste model decreases nuclear project risk (4) The importance of educating children at a young age about nuclear power

 Ep. 188 - Bernard Blanc, Assystem | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:36

(1) Assystem’s role in France’s nuclear industry (2) The importance of mixed engineering teams when designing, constructing and commissioning nuclear power facilities (3) Regulating fusion as a means to gain public support for nuclear power (4) The role of ITER in the future of nuclear energy

 Chernobyl: I was there | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:55

In the Titans of Nuclear Chernobyl podcast series, we sat down with experts in the field of nuclear energy to take a dive into the HBO television series "Chernobyl". In episode three, we talk with Robert Gale who discusses: (1) Traveling to Moscow to treat Chernobyl accident victims and volunteering his expertise in bone marrow transplants (2) Writing a critique of the inaccuracies found in HBO’s Chernobyl series

 Chernobyl: Radiation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:26

In the Titans of Nuclear Chernobyl podcast series, we sat down with experts in the field of nuclear energy to take a dive into the HBO television series "Chernobyl". In episode two, we talk with Jerry M. Cuttler, who received his degree in engineering physics from the University of Toronto and his MSc and DSc degrees in nuclear sciences and engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology. He is also the former President of the Canadian Nuclear Society.

 Chernobyl: Fact Checking | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:05:36

In the Titans of Nuclear Chernobyl podcast series, we sat down with experts in the field of nuclear energy to take a dive into the HBO television series "Chernobyl". In episode one, we interview Andrew Daniels who is the author of After Fukushima: What We Now Know.

 Ep. 187 - Ho Nieh, Nuclear Regulatory Commission | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:57

In this episode, we discuss... (1) The founding principles of nuclear regulation (2) The NRC’s new modernized approach to risk (3) Licensing advanced reactors (4) The opportunity for the NRC in the future of nuclear

 Ep. 187 - Ho Neih, Nuclear Regulatory Commission | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:57

In this episode, we discuss... (1) The founding principles of nuclear regulation (2) The NRC’s new modernized approach to risk (3) Licensing advanced reactors (4) The opportunity for the NRC in the future of nuclear

 Ep. 186 - Tim Freeman, SNC-Lavalin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:05

In this episode, we discuss... (1) How working with locals during the Embalse Life Extension Project helped secure the future of nuclear power in Argentinian communities (2) The importance of refurbishments and how SNC Lavalin is learning from each CANDU refurbishment project (3) Tim's work as Director of Field Services in maintaining and operating CANDU reactors for longevity (4) How life extensions stack up to new builds and directions the nuclear industry can take in regards to each

 Ep. 185 - Ruben Oris, SNC-Lavalin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:21

(1) Ruben's early education in nuclear engineering during the Chernobyl incident (2) The importance of educating the young generations in nuclear to be engaged in the next wave of nuclear designs (3) Directions that SNC Lavalin is taking towards advanced technologies such as small modular reactors (4) An innovation drive approach to the future of nuclear power for generations to come

 Ep. 184 - Robert Mallozzi, SNC-Lavalin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 56:44

(1) What Robert learned from working for ten years on maintenance issues at nuclear power plants (2) Innovation which guided the design of equipment testing devices and life extension projects (3) Shipping tooling systems to perform refurbishment processes on CANDU reactors worldwide (4) How innovations in automation and advances in technology will help save money and time on retube outages

 Ep. 183 - Catherine Cottrell, SNC-Lavalin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:32

(1) SNC Lavalin's role in developing CANDU reactors and designing for advanced fuels (2) SNCs strategy for bulding 1 CANDU reactor for every 4 PWRs (3) How SNC Lavalin designs, develops and tracks their product development and performance (4) Leveraging SNC's experience in licensing approval

 Ep. 182 - Christer Dahlgren, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:04:11

(1) How growing up in Sweden shaped Christer's views on nuclear and eventual path to becoming a nuclear power plant operator the principal engineer at GE-Hitachi (2) Designing nuclear power plants with licensing in mind to address pre-licensing and site specific licensing technicalities (3) Simplifying system level changes in a nuclear power plants (4) The MWRX300 small modular reactor and it's path to the commercial market in 2030

 Ep. 181 - Emily Martin, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:58

(1) How Emily's family and mentorship shaped how she uses her technical and business skills at GE-Hitachi (2) Emily's transition from the wind industry to nuclear and lessons on creating capacity and developing supply chains that can be exchanged between the two (3) How investors are shaping GE sales of new technology components such as new fuels , reactor services, and plant models (4) Advocating for nuclear energy through public speaking and how to handle challenging questions

 Ep. 180 - Glen Watford , GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:59

(1) Glen's introduction to nuclear engineering at the University of Florida and his early work on the interface of the fuel designers and the plant designers (2) How GE used a down select method to focus on different reactor technologies and GE's early relationship with governmental nuclear efforts (3) How the connections between nuclear technologies, safety and regulations shape the economics of the nuclear industry (4) Developing a cost competitive design for the BWRX300

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