Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy

1) Chris' journey to nuclear advocacy and the changes he's seen in overall attitudes towards nuclear  2) A deep dive into green bonds and nuclear's role in green financing frameworks 3) Nuclear power in Canada and the important role it plays in the country's clean energy generation 4) Nuclear messaging and ways the nuclear industry can improve their communications strategies

1) Craig's background working in multiple areas of government 2) Craig's previous role as Deputy Director of Advanced Nuclear Innovation for BEIS 3) How the SMR landscape in the UK has changed over the years   4) Craig's vision for the future of nuclear in the UK and around the world

1) His Excellency's background growing up in Abu Dhabi and his early interest in engineering   2) A deep dive into the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation and the success of the Barakah Project   3) The UAE's role in nuclear power development and opportunities for further growth   4) His Excellency's vision for the future of nuclear energy in the UAE and around the world  

1) Jake's background growing up in New Mexico and being around nuclear energy from a young age   2) A deep dive into the founding of Oklo and what makes their technology unique   3) How Oklo is navigating challenges associated with licensing in the United States 4) Jake's vision for Oklo's future and how they are continuing to push forward  

1. Katie Silver recaps her career and explains how she became the lead on the Reuters SMR and Advanced Reactor conference 2. A look into this year's conference and some of the upcoming speakers.  3. Katie's vision for the future of nuclear energy To learn more about this year's conference visit Reuters Events . 

1) Ed's early introduction to the nuclear industry through dose and risk assessment studies 2) The history of the linear no-threshold model 3) Challenges and criticisms of the linear no-threshold model  4) Ed's vision for the future of radiation studies  

1) David Frum on how early experiences informed his view on the emerging carbon issues  2) The context of Germany's recent anti-nuclear decisions and other critical pivot points for the nation  3) A deep dive into the scale of the current carbon issue and how it could change globally  4) Why global wealth & prosperity is the key to cleaner energy and air  

1) Jonathan Hackett's background studying physics and how he translated that into a career in finance  2) Background on green bonds and BMO's role in the issuance of the first nuclear green bond  3) What the issuance of a nuclear green bond indicates about nuclear's role in green financing frameworks going forward  4) The rapid growth of sustainable finance over the past few years and the challeng...

1) Scott Bailey shares how his journey through merchant marines and traditional nuclear brought him to small modular reactors  2) Why simplicity in design and supply chain are some of NuScale's greatest assets  3) A deep dive on NuScale's manufacturing, assembly, and deployment strategies  4) Two key deliverables to get from vendors to mitigate risk in the design for the manufacturing stage

1) How Thomas Jam Pederson made the jump from the IT industry to molten salt reactors  2) How Copenhagen Atomics is bringing new nuclear technology paired with a new industry business model  3) Challenges of operating a nuclear-based business in a country that has outlawed civil nuclear  4) Why both open source and patented designs are beneficial to the nuclear startup community 

1) Jeff Chamberlain reflects on the early initiatives to secure vulnerable nuclear materials post-9/11  2) Role of the US National Nuclear Security Administration in nonproliferation and export control  3) Strategies for converting highly enriched uranium nuclear reactors to use LEU fuels  4) Exploring the latest NNSA resource for industry and academia: US Nuclear Nexus

1) Jean-Michel Hoorelbeke's path to a nuclear energy career through his mining engineering education  2) How France's Underground Research Laboratory verified the feasibility of the nuclear waste geological repository  3) The progression of Cigéo from the research phase to the industrial phase  4) Remaining research for France's nuclear waste storage & disposal plans

1) Thomas' career trajectory from public service to private industry  2) The many roles Thomas has played at Assystem across many different geographies  3) Private industry's role in accelerating the clean energy transition throughout Europe 4) Thomas' vision for the future of nuclear energy around the world 

1) Kamen Kraev's path to journalism and how he ended up writing about nuclear energy  2) The history of NucNet, one of the world's leading nuclear publications  3) Communications challenges within nuclear energy and what communications professionals can do to help  4) Kamen's hopes for the future of nuclear as an energy source 

1) Madeleine's path to nuclear, starting with her industrial placement year at Sellafield 2) Madeleine's previous roles managing operations at Sellafield's sludge packaging facility and fleet maintenance facilities  3) How Sellafield uses flasks to transport nuclear waste inside and outside of the site  4) Madeleine's role managing Sellafield's COVID-19 response and maintaining operations througho...

1) Rory O'Sullivan's early career working in construction and on a wind farm  2) Rory's introduction to molten salt reactors and his early work researching this technology  3) A look at Moltex's technology including WATSS which provides the ability to recycle nuclear waste  4) Rory's vision for future deployment of Moltex reactors in Canada

1. Sylvie Bermann's background as the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, France, and Russia.  2. A deep dive into the 2021 World Nuclear Exhibition and GIFEN's role in hosting the event.  3. A look at the WNE Awards Ceremony, including the first-ever WNE Fellow Award 4. Sylvie Bermann's vision for the future of nuclear energy in France and around the world 

Titans of Nuclear host Jadwiga Najder and producer Olivia Columbus provide an in-depth look at the 2021 World Nuclear Exhibition. 

1) Emmet Penney's philosophical journey to nuclear energy & what changed his mind along the way  2) A comparison of strategies for nuclear power plant build-out in the US  3) How to replace coal power with nuclear and why deregulation is the key first step  4) Challenges in culture & communication in the nuclear space 

1) Andy Prendergast introduces the GMB general union and its role in UK's nuclear industry  2) Strategies for closing and maintaining the skills gap needed to build new nuclear  3) UK's projected job growth related to nuclear technology export  4) How the GMB is advocating for nuclear's long term impacts on skilled careers, the UK economy, and global climate change

1) Robin Manley explains how OPG has shifted its small modular reactor (SMR) deployment strategy  2) The final three contenders for Canada's first SMR build  3) How the CNSC is integrated into preliminary design analysis & operating plant monitoring  4) Looking at future advanced reactor & microreactor possibilities in Ontario

1) Cesare Frepoli reflects on how & why he continued to pursue a nuclear engineering career in the aftermath of Chernobyl  2) The role of integrated test facilities in new nuclear plant safety analyses  3) How the licensing and certification process is evolving and adapting to another dimension of nuclear power  4) Keys to building a company and a team focused on complex, technically challenging p...

1. Matt's early career working in blogging and launching Vox 2. Matt's newest project, Slow Boring, and his recent piece on nuclear power   3. Differences in regulatory structures between nuclear energy and other heavily regulated sectors 4. Opportunities for new nuclear development around the world  

1) Ian Hore-Lacy remembers how his book "Nuclear Electricity" came about 40 years ago  2) The current state of Australia's energy infrastructure & its stance on nuclear power  3) Comparing 1960s nuclear power plant construction & ways small modular reactors can improve production cost  4) The future of nuclear in Australia

1. Lonnie's career as an electrical worker and early involvement in the IBEW 2. The IBEW's role representing workers both at the local and federal level 3. Lonnie's recent op-ed on the importance of nuclear energy  4. Lonnie's role as an advisor to the presidential transition team