16 - Grant Dever: Nuclear Texas

We envision a nuclear Texas. Grant Dever is a research fellow at FREOPP (Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity) who writes about energy policy, with a focus on nuclear power. He earned his degree in economics and business from the University of Rochester. During the pandemic, Grant cultivated community for IndieThinkers.org—an accelerator for independent thinkers on the internet. He also authored "Lead The Future: Strategies and Systems for Emerging Leaders." The conversation touches on Texas as an independent energy powerhouse and the challenges with its power grid. Dever also speaks about the role of tech giants in advancing Nuclear Energy. By adopting demand response and managing intermittency, power-intensive applications like bitcoin mining, training LLMs & hydrogen production can be transformative in nuclear energy proliferation. The discussion concludes with a note on the opportunities in the Texas energy sector, particularly when diverging from federal directives, standing as the lone star state. You can find Grant on: Website: https://grantdever.com/ Substack: FREOPP: https://freopp.org/the-freopp-scholar-grant-dever-badbe66c8b7e X: https://twitter.com/grantadever Book: https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Future-Strategies-Systems-Emerging-ebook/dp/B0828895H4 Relevant Links: https://freopp.org/rethinking-u-s-nuclear-energy-regulation-7639c7e88642 https://blog.freopp.org/were-not-going-to-have-another-chernobyl/ f you enjoyed this interview, please leave a review on Spotify/iTunes. Support Hacking State: https://hackingstate.substack.com/subscribe Listen on: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@alexmurshak Apple: Spotify: RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/hackingstate/feed.xml Get full access to Hacking State at www.alexmurshak.com/subscribe