Episode 215: Christine King, Chris Lohse; Nuclear Energy: Big Risks, Bigger Rewards, & Gummy Bears?

David McCall, Christine King, and Chris Lohse dive into nuclear power’s pivotal role in meeting rising energy demand and decarbonization goals. They explore AI-driven challenges, grid reliability, SMRs, microreactors, energy justice, and policy hurdles. Spoiler: even gummy bears find their way into this electrifying discussion on resilience and innovation.   Christine King: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-king-engineer/ Chris Lohse: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lohse-7033a2126/ INL: GAIN Program: https://gain.inl.gov/ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): https://www.ferc.gov/ DOE Advanced Nuclear Liftoff Report: https://www.energy.gov/ ISO New England Report on Renewable Integration: https://www.iso-ne.com/ X-energy and Amazon Partnership Announcement: https://x-energy.com/ Kairos Power: https://kairospower.com/ TerraPower: https://www.terrapower.com/