Ep 09: George Griffith, Idaho National Labs

Episode Content: ​ The basics of fuel fabrication What it's like to live in the community around and to work at a Nuclear Power plant A description of what happens when you reload fuel in a reactor His work with the Light Water Reactor sustainability program and how they design ways to extend the life of the existing fleet The function of the Advanced Test Reactor, the largest test reactor in the US The role that Small Modular Reactors play in the future of the nuclear power industry Nuscale's efforts in commercializing SMR technology and INL's role in hosting a demonstration version of this technology and others