Ep 26: Ron Omberg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Episode Content:




Ron's start with General Electric working on the
D-Replacement Reactor.  




How thermohydraulics are used to raise exit temperatures and
prevent a boiling coolant.  




The significance of plutonium-recycle test reactors and
challenges of the program.  




An explanation of the physics behind the Fast Flux Test
Facility.  




The advantages of a fast reactor.   




The definition of breeding.  




Why it is important to establish mutual and meaningful
international partnerships.  




Russia and its closed cities.  




A discussion on the best way to embark designing new nuclear
technology.  




Present advances in the nuclear technology sector and its
implications for the future.