May 30, 2018
Episode Content:
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Bill's introduction to the nuclear industry through a co-op program at Drexel University.
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The importance of the design of a power plant and the logistics of its constructibility.
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The Nuclear Quality Assurance Requirements and the emergence of larger plants.
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Mitigating concerns,...
May 23, 2018
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Jim's start as an extraterrestrial scientist and coordinator of shuttle activities.
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Transition to nuclear waste as he moved to PNNL as a geology pair with his wife, Judith.
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3 styles of decision making in science policy: ignore science, make it the basis of the decision, retroactively justify the decision with...
May 16, 2018
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Amy's work at the NRC's atomic safety licensing board on waste and interim storage.
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An overview of nuclear liability and explanation of the Price-Anderson act.
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Deploying technology abroad, the nuclear export control regime, 10CFR- Part 810, general & specific authorizations, 123 agreements, political...
May 9, 2018
Episode Content:
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Josh's journey from American political history to Nuclear advocacy
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Storytelling as a tool to motivate action
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Third Way's focus areas, clean energy policies, and how they found advanced nuclear
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How climate change and natural gas changed the perception and rules of energy
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Identifying key...
May 2, 2018
Episode Content:
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Rita's start in Materials Engineering at MIT, her transition into the space research world
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Her work at Westinghouse in their fuel fabrication facility
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Scouting "Game Changing" technologies across robotics, advanced reactors, advanced chemical engineering, advanced manufacturing, digital...