Ep 72: David Blee, US Nuclear Industry Council

In this episode we discuss...


David’s personal journey through the nuclear industry from
executive vice president of NAC International to president of the
US Nuclear Industry Council

The history of energy in the US including the Advanced
Reactor Program and why it went under

Why closing the back end of the fuel cycle is important to
worldwide trade in the nuclear sector

The origins of the US Nuclear Industry Council and its start
as a backend focus group

A deep dive into Yucca Mountain’s past, present, and future

The Nuclear Industry Council’s two main focuses of advanced
technology and supply chain and the significance of each

International competition in the nuclear industry and the
US’s edge in human capital

Financing challenges in the US and how we can overcome them

David’s outlook on the US nuclear industry including
potential non-light water reactor startups microreactors at the
Department of Defense complex