Fire2Fission Podcast

Jenifer Avellaneda, aka @NuclearHazelnut on X, discusses with Mark Hinaman her discover of nuclear while growing up in Mexico, working in Vienna for the IAEA, her role as a probablistic risk assessment engineer at Westinghouse, and nuclear advocacy through twitter and other forums.

Mike Umbro, an investment banker and oil-tycoon-turned-geothermal-entrepreneur, chats with Mark Hinaman about his project with Premier Resource Partners to build a long-term energy storage solution in existing oilfields in California.

Mike Conley chats with Mark Hinaman about his career as an author, his discovery of nuclear, and his new series of books he plans to publish beginning with Earth is a Nuclear Planet.

John Kotek discusses his background in nuclear engineering with Mark Hinaman as well as the Nuclear Energy Institute, energy policy, and the future of nuclear.

Robbie Stewart speaks with Mark Hinaman about his time at GE, studying at MIT, and his nuclear startup, Boston Atomics.

John Clark discusses his entrepreneur ventures in energy and how bringing nuclear to South Africa could solve the country's energy challenges.

Stephen Johnson, Director at Space Nuclear Power and Isotope Technologies Div. at Idaho National Laboratory, talks to Mark Hinaman about Idaho National Lab and some of the research they are working on.

Representative James Strickler and Representative Larry Scott discuss energy policies, politics, closing coal plants, uranium mining, enrichment, and spent fuel storage, and the energy transition - all in New Mexico.

Guerric de Crombrugghe, Founding Partner at Nuketech discusses with Mark Hinaman how venture capital is helping push the nuclear industry to new heights.

Mark Hinaman hosts an informal and open discussion with engineers, salesmen, and non-profit advocates in the oil and gas industry in Denver. This discussion was recorded as part of the Denver chapter of Young Professionals in Energy's Discussion on Energy and Networking (DEN Talks) program. It's meant to have 10 to 20 minutes of a presenter speaking on a topic and allow for 40 to 60 minutes of dia...

Emmet Penney, Editor in Chief of Grid Brief and Host of Nuclear Barbarians, talks to Mark Hinaman about the future of nuclear and his work in advocating for the industry. Watch the full video on YouTube. Follow along with the transcript on Descript. [00:00:00] Emmet Penney: Crom’s blessing. What is Crom’s blessing for the future one. The […]

Jeremy Shook chats with Mark Hinaman about the Electric Power Research Institute, their work in research, and how nuclear will play a role in the future.

Gene Balsmeier describes his varied and long career in nuclear energy, his time working at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), and nuclear's role moving forward in the energy industry.

Ray Beck chats with Mark Hinaman about his career as a lineman and a public servant in northwest Colorado, the Joint Organizations Leading Transition (JOLT) conference held on 6/2/2023, and the energy transition as coal plants close in Craig and Hayden Colorado.

Josh Payne, CEO of Black Mesa Advanced Fission chats with Mark Hinaman about his career working at the Department of Energy National Labs, X-Energy, and his startup building a new nuclear fission reactor. Watch the full episode on Youtube and find the full transcript on the Fire2Fission website.

Mike Keller chats with Mark Hinaman about Hybrid Power's design for an advanced power plant. Find the entire transcript on the Fire2Fission website.

Rishi Jain and Paul Murphey discuss their work at Cross River Infrastructure Partners, development projects in nuclear, and their project with ARC in New Brunswick.

Liz Muller chats with Mark Hinaman about Deep Isolation's strategy to utilize oil and gas technologies to develop storage systems for spent nuclear fuel.

Patrick White and Mark Hinaman chat about microreactors, the nuclear regulatory commission, and Patrick’s role at the Nuclear Innovation Alliance. Watch the full interview on Youtube. Follow along with the transcript on Descript. 016 Patrick White, Project Manager at Nuclear Innovation Alliance [00:00:00] Patrick White: So the Nuclear Innovation Alliance comes up with a combination […]

Judi Greenwald describes her career in energy, the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, and how we need to innovate on more than just technology. Watch the conversation on Youtube. Follow along with the transcript on Descript. [00:00:00] Judi Greenwald: Yeah, for advanced reactors to succeed, we need technology innovation, which is, you know, a lot of what people assume […]

Isaac Orr and Mark Hinaman talk about the sand market in oil and gas, energy policy in America, coal phase outs and if they’re good for society, and how nuclear has a role to play moving forward. Watch the conversation on Youtube. Follow along with the transcript on Descript. [00:00:00] Isaac Orr: Fun fictions dictate our actions […]

Rod Adams chats with Mark Hinaman about the existing and future nuclear industry, his time working as a Navy nuke and writer in the industry, and describes Nucleation Capital. Watch the conversation on Youtube. Follow along with the entire transcript on Descript. [00:00:00] Rod Adams: So you can’t say, my only job is to make nuclear perfectly […]

Ryan MacLeod discusses his day job as a nuclear lab technician and dives into crypto currency, crypto mining, and how nuclear can be used to benefit both. Listen to the entire episode on Youtube. Follow along with the entire transcript on Descript. [00:00:00] Ryan MacLeod: I’m pretty sure the United Arab Emirates is mining Bitcoin with those […]

Gerrit and Mark chat about the history of nuclear energy in the United States and several fascinating utilizations of the technology. Watch the whole video on Youtube. Follow along with the entire transcript on Descript. [00:00:00] Gerrit Bruhaug: But one of the really fun things I found in reading up on the aircraft nuclear reactors was the […]

Kyle Frazer chats with Mark Hinaman about his time in the Navy, his role with Xcel, and the future of nuclear in Colorado. Watch the full episode on Youtube. Follow along with the transcript on Descript. [00:00:00] Mark Hinaman: We talk about just transition, right? We’re about to mandate that we shut down these extraction facilities, extraction […]