Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy

Leonam Guimarães joins Bret on the latest episode of Titans of Nuclear. 1) Leonam Guimarães reflects on his career in the Brazilian Navy Nuclear program 2) The history of Brazil's civilian nuclear sector and plans for future development 3) Leonam addresses challenges of changing technologies and how innovation can pave the way to success 4) How hydroelectricity and nuclear energy can be used toget...

Marcel Biato joins Bret on the latest episode of Titans of Nuclear. 1) Marcel Biato explains how a career in diplomacy prepared him for work in the nuclear industry and the unique challenges that come with it 2) How Brazil is opening up the previously State-run nuclear industry to private companies and the history between Argentina and Brazil's nuclear programs 3) Marcel shares the current state o...

Stefano Monti joins Bret on the latest episode of Titans of Nuclear. 1) Fast reactor coolants and Russian deployment 2) Italy's strong nuclear education despite the end of the state's industry 3) The nonelectrical applications for reactor power, including hydrogen production and cogeneration 4) How SMRs take advantage of economies of series, rather than economies of scale, to decrease cost Find mo...

Mike Crapo joins Bret on the latest episode of Titans of Nuclear. 1) Idaho Senator Mike Crapo recounts his childhood in Idaho Falls, Idaho and how the nearby Idaho National Laboratory impacted his career in politics 2) How the economy and the environment can both benefit from win-win energy solutions 3) Crapo provides an overview of the NEICA and NEIMA nuclear energy innovation bills and how they...

In this episode... 1) Nam Dinh shares his path to nuclear engineering and the international education and research that kicked off his career 2) Why nuclear reactors were not originally designed with failure scenarios in mind and how that has changed 3) Nam reviews how current research projects are changing the way technology and simulation impact the design and licensing of nuclear reactors

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In this episode, we discuss... 1) Increasing measurement accuracy with gamma rays 2) Understanding cross sections, thermal neutrons and fast neutrons 3) The PULSTAR research reactor design and how it is used to produce positrons 4) Demonstrating inherent safety with small research reactors

In this episode, we discuss... 1) The difference between plasma and gas 2) How fusion differs from fission 3) How plasma enables low heat molecule deconstruction 4) The current and future uses of plasma for industry manufacturing and advancements

In this episode, we discuss how... 1) Yousry Azmy recalls his path to academia in the nuclear space and explains how neutrons interact in a nuclear reactor 2) Yousry Azmy discusses his research in solving the transport equation on unstructured grids and explains the levels of a reactor transport problem

In this episode, we discuss... 1) The Russian VVER and BN-800 designs 2) Developing optimization methods for the VVER at Penn State 3) How a lack of scientific support in Bulgaria caused nuclear scientists to move to western countries 4) Developing benchmarks with high fidelity simulations

In this episode, we discuss... 1) How radiation changes materials within a reactor 2) The advancement of electron-beam welding and the potential to decrease cost and extend reactor lifetimes 3) Strengthening materials by precisely deforming crystal structures with radiation 4) The need to deploy technological advancements to move the nuclear industry forward

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In this episode, we discuss... 1) Allen's early work in prevention of mutual interference in the naval reactors submarine force 2) How Allen transitioned from being a naval submarine officer to a biomedical graduate student studying modification of biological cells 3) How Allen's research on electromagnetic interference at GE has been applied to create a non-linear transmission line at Purdue 4) I...

In this episode, we discuss how... 1) Jason Harris reflects on his early interest in biology led to a career in nuclear engineering 2) Jason leans into health physics and how radionuclides are distributed throughout the environment 3) A comprehensive look at nuclear power plant emissions and the birth of the nuclear security field 4) Methods of analyzing and assessing security culture at organizat...

In this episode, we discuss... (1) How Three Mile Island sparked Juan's interest in nuclear power and his journey to becoming a strategist for the Army's Logistics Innovation Agency (2) Saving lives and combating climate change by improving Army logistics by adopting nuclear power (3) The current progress in developing a small modular mobile nuclear power plant prototype (4) The importance of elec...

In this episode, we discuss how... 1) Lane's initial interest in nuclear and his college coursework that led him to teaching at Virginia Commonwealth University. 2) He worked, interned, and conducted research all over the field of nuclear in startups and laboratories, but eventually found his place in academia. 3) Lane encourages people to advocate for nuclear and talks about lessons he passes ont...

In this episode, we discuss... 1) How nuclear material neutrons are measured to verify amounts 2) The difference between plutonium-239 and plutonium-240 in the context of nuclear weapons 3) Life in the UAE as a nuclear postdoc 4) Decreasing the attractiveness of plutonium for weapons use with neptunium

1) James' career at Dominion and as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University 2) How the Three Mile Island meltdown occurred and the more demanding safety culture that emerged 3) The potential for Probabilistic Risk Assessments to shift the safety culture 4) How the Final Safety Analysis Report and significant regulatory delays are harming the industry

In this episode, we discuss... 1) Michael discusses his background in math and how it led him to a career in the government 2) Michael explains the regulatory review process as it applies to domestic projects and international technologies approved abroad 3) Michael explains Chinese advancements in nuclear technology in comparison to North American innovation 4) Michael and Bret discuss the future...

In this episode, we discuss how... 1) Ramzi was introduced to nuclear early by family and university professors who were pioneers of the industry 2) Ramzi explains advances in the medical field due to nuclear technology 3) Ramzi breaks down negative perceptions about nuclear 4) Ramzi discusses recent changes to the nuclear field and his hopes for the future