Ep 115: Ed Pheil, Elysium

In this episode we discuss... Ed's background in the US Navy and his personal journey in the nuclear industry Ed's work designing nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, and space crafts for the Navy General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls and their respective roles in nuclear construction Uranium hexafluoride gas reactors and the processes within Nuclear opponents and their negative effects on the construction and licensing processes How the US nuclear industry is working to overcome supply chain challenges including replacing medium enriched uranium with plutonium Table salt's important role in recycling spent fuels The economics of fuel storage A deep dive into fuel and reactor lifetimes The plant Ed envisions including its total power output and the regulatory and financial hurdles involved