Ep 11: Jessica Lovering, Breakthrough Institute

Jessica's start in Astrophysics, transition to Energy, and how she joined Breakthrough The various topic areas the Breakthrough Institute focuses on and its origin story The biggest challenge of Nuclear being cost and how to approach building differently A review of modular construction techniques and readiness levels Deployment timelines and how to make nuclear innovative How construction costs differ across country The market for exporting nuclear technologies and various factors that make it attractive The importance of fuel reliability, export control, and security considerations Canada's efforts on licensing advanced reactor technologies Floating Reactors, Micro Reactors, Autonomous Reactors