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In this episode we discuss...
Ian’s background in biology and personal evolution through
the nuclear industry ---
Economic challenges within the industry ---
A deep dive into molten salt fuel and its chemical makeup
including uranium chloride ---
The efficiency of uranium oxide versus uranium metal ---
Why heat can be stored at a large scale while electricity
cannot ---
Why molten salt reactors are safer and thus cheaper when it
comes to materials and construction ---
The life cycle of molten salt reactors ---
Why fast reactors aren’t sustainable ---
How testing in a non-radioactive environment speeds up the
time to fuel qualification ---
The pros and cons of different nuclear regulators ---
Challenges with funding between the government and investors
---
Ian’s positive outlook on nuclear’s future and solving its
two key problems of cost and energy storage
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