#045 The Future of Nuclear Energy: Politics, Culture, and Technology with Mark Nelson

Topics:

(3:15) - Mark’s career & background

(4:40) - Do you think there is a popular renaissance behind Nuclear Energy?

(6:27) - Realizing the regulatory problem holding back energy advancement

(15:35) - The costs behind Nuclear

(18:06) - The Nuclear customer & Europe’s approach to Nuclear

(31:46) - France’s energy price crisis

(37:00) - The history of Nuclear Power

(51:07) - The next wave: Advanced Nuclear

(1:01:51) - Who’s behind the push for Advanced Nuclear?

(1:03:27) - How did the USA lose its ability to build new reactors?

(1:08:38) - Nuclear success in the United States Navy

(1:21:57) - Debunking Plutonium

(1:224:26) - What is the supply chain of building reactors in the Navy?

(1:27:10) - What are reliable resources for people to learn more about or work in Nuclear?

(1:32:14) - Wrap up

Links:

Mark on Twitter (twitter.com/energybants)

Radiant Energy Fund (radiantenergyfund.org)

Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air by David JC MacKay (amazon.com/Sustainable-Energy-Without-Hot-Air/…)

The World Nuclear Association Library (world-nuclear.org/information-library.aspx)

Clean Corps (energy.gov/CleanEnergyCorps)

The rePLANET Network (replanet.org.uk/about-us)

The Mothers for Nuclear Organization (mothersfornuclear.org)

To support the costs of producing this podcast:
>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanak: navalmanack.com
>> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: ejorgenson.com/leverage
>> Invest in early-stage companies alongside Eric and his partners at Rolling Fun: angel.co/v/back/rolling-fun
>> Join the free weekly email list at ejorgenson.com/newsletter
>> Text the podcast to a friend
>> Give the podcast a positive review to help us reach new listeners
>> Name-your-price subscription monthly, annual, or one-time: app.omella.com/o/9Bufa
>> Follow me on Twitter: @ericjorgenson (twitter.com/ericjorgenson)
>> Get in touch about sponsoring this podcast by replying to an email or DMing me on Twitter (twitter.com/ericjorgenson).