Apr 25, 2018
Episode Content:
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The ARC origen story through resurrection of a decades old nuclear prototype EBR-2
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A technical discussion on "closing the fuel cycle", "breeding", "electrochemical refining"
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The advantages of ARC from a Waste, Cost, Safety and matching market conditions
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A discussion of sodium and "pool type" vs "loop type" design
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A discussion of metallic uranium fuel vs uranium oxide
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Negative reactivity feedback characteristics enabled by neutron leakage
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Historical examples of this style reactor's inherent safety features
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A quick comparison of the four metal fuel designs ARC, PRISM, OKLO, and TERRAPOWER
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Nuclear economics and how to balance economies of scale vs diseconomies of scale
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Advantages of the Canadian Licensing Regime: 2 stages & risk-based approach