Nuclear Barbarians
autor: Emmet Penney
Private Poles and Wires ft. Anton Troynikov (American Terawatt)
O tomto podcastu
Emmet Penney talks to experts, workers, journalists, and scholars from all over the world about nuclear energy, energy issues, culture, and society. Subscribe to the Substack to get the newsletter and the podcast sent directly to your inbox: www.nuclearbarbarians.com.
This podcast is supported by the Foundation for American Innovation.
Epizody
Nejnovějších 20 z 106 epizod
- Private Poles and Wires ft. Anton Troynikov (American Terawatt) · 47 min · Epizoda 105Last episode, I spoke with Travis Fisher about Consumer Regulated Electricity—power, poles, and wires off grid and off ratepayer bills. Some of you might have wondered, “That’s a…
- The Need for Speed ft. Travis Fisher (Cato) · 49 min · Epizoda 104America needs power on the grid and needs it now. Aside from component queues and permitting challenges, another obstacle stands before consumers for whom speed-to-power is the…
- SPR: Trade It to Save It ft. Arnab Datta (Employ America) · 38 min · Epizoda 103On today’s episode we take a brief break from all things nuclear to discuss the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Arnab Datta, Managing Director of Policy Implementation at Employ…
- The Future Belongs to Builders ft. Jonathan Webb (The Nuclear Company) · 42 min · Epizoda 102In the final installment of my follow up series with nuclear companies, I spoke with Jonathan Webb, the co-founder and CEO of The Nuclear Company. For those who don’t know, TNC…
- The Critical Moment ft. Matt Loszak (Aalo Atomics) · 45 min · Epizoda 101Late in the night on July 4th, Aalo Atomics took their test reactor critical. In this episode, Aalo’s co-founder and CEO, Matt Loszak, returned to speak with me about the…
- Powering the Moonbase ft. Tyler Bernstein (Zeno Power) · 45 min · Epizoda 100This is the first in a series of check-ins with previous guests about the unfolding nuclear renaissance. In this episode, Tyler Bernstein, CEO and co-founder of Zeno Power…
- Can I Be Fusionpilled? ft. Andrew Holland (Fusion Industry Association) · 49 min · Epizoda 99I'll admit, I'm a bit of a fusion skeptic. But! There are exciting things happening in the fusion industry these days. So, I brought Andrew Holland, CEO of the Fusion Industry…
- Waste Not, Want Not ft. Carl Perez (Exodys) · 58 min · Epizoda 98In today’s episode, I got to talk about something near and dear to my heart (nuclear waste reprocessing) with Carl Perez of Exodys Energy, a nuclear waste reprocessing company…
- Energy Dominance Financing ft. Julie Kozeracki (EDF) · 34 min · Epizoda 97Today I’m joined by Julie Kozeracki, the Chief Investment Officer of the Energy Dominance Financing Office, which serves as the Department of Energy’s bank. We talk about her…
- Forward Operating Microreactors ft. Jeff Waksman (US Army) · 36 min · Epizoda 96For this episode, my guest is Jeff Waksman, whose official title is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. That’s a long…
- Perpetuating the Nuclear Lifecycle Ft. Ken Rueter (UCOR) · 49 min · Epizoda 95One of the best parts of running this podcast is the chance to learn about aspects of the nuclear industry I know little about. Today’s guest, the President and CEO of United…
- Texatomica ft. Reed Clay (Texas Nuclear Alliance) · 48 min · Epizoda 94Reed Clay, President of the Texas Nuclear Alliance, joined me today to talk about how Texas is gearing up for the nuclear renaissance. We discussed how he came to support nuclear…
- Reactors by the Bargeful by Jake Jurewicz (Blue Energy) · 40 min · Epizoda 93This episode is dedicated to all of the light water reactor fans out there. Especially if you like your LWRs in water. Listen to this conversation with the co-founder and CEO of…
- Moving the World ft. Craig Fuller (Freightwaves) · 54 min · Epizoda 92Craig Fuller comes from a legacy trucking family. He’s also the CEO and founder of Freightwaves, the Bloomberg of logistics. So, Craig’s the perfect guy to write an accessible…
- Seafloor, Icecap, Moon ft. Tyler Bernstein of Zeno Power · 42 min · Epizoda 91Zeno Power, a cutting edge nuclear company, is making batteries powered with Strontium 90 for niche deployment cases: the moon, the arctic, and the seafloor. I got to pick Zeno…
- Tickling the Dragon ft. Matt Loszak of Aalo Atomics · 45 min · Epizoda 90Matt Loszak, the cofounder and CEO of Aalo Atomics, joined me to talk about Aalo’s progress rolling SMRs off the factory line. We get into Aalo’s test reactor at Idaho National…
- TRISO Serious ft. Kurt Terrani of Standard Nuclear · 45 min · Epizoda 89There are so many exciting developments in the nuclear space, I can hardly keep up. And not just in the realm of reactors. Kurt Terrani, the CEO of Standard Nuclear, joined me to…
- Nuclear for Seven Generations ft. Scott Lathrop of Native Nuclear · 44 min · Epizoda 88On today’s episode, I spoke with Scott Lathrop, the Founder and Chief Executive Director of Native Nuclear. Like me, Scott sees nuclear power as a multi-generational…
- Sounding the Depths ft. Ari Brown of Bellwether LLC · 46 min · Epizoda 87Former navy nuke Ari Brown joined me to talk about his experience in the service. For me, his story offers profound insight into what it takes to institutionalize excellence…
- No Sleep Til Fleetscale ft. Joe Klecha of The Nuclear Company · 47 min · Epizoda 86For this episode, Joe Klecha, the Chief Nuclear Officer at The Nuclear Company, joined me to talk about his background as a navy nuke, his time working on the Vogtle build, and…







