Ep 50: Ville Tulkki, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

In this episode, we discuss... Ville's previous misperceptions about nuclear energy and how he overcame them.   Generation 4 and how the new reactors can be more economic, more versatile, and safer.   The Super Critical Water Reactor and the neutronics behind it.   Fuel Behavior Analysis and what exactly it entails.   The Halden Reactor in Norway.   Modeling responses to pressure differentials.   The potential applications of Small Module Reactors.   Why the amount of electricity SMRs can bring to the grid are more flexible than the current fleet.   A comparison of the load-following capabilities of SMRs and larger power plants.   Ice-breaker reactors on their ships.   The different industries that can use nuclear heat.    Why it is necessary for the nuclear industry to advocate for the use of nuclear energy.