EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 49 MIN
Will AI Unlock the Future of Affordable Nuclear Energy with Kevin Kong
from The Power Hour · host The Heritage Foundation
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with national experts. Jack has a fascinating conversation with Everstar AI CEO, Kevin Kong on today’s episode. Kevin makes a compelling argument that radical shifts in nuclear power’s underlying economics will be made possible with AI technology. Whether during the regulatory process, supply chain development, or plant construction, AI will transform how nuclear power plants are built by harnessing massive efficiencies and this, in turn, will result in lower prices. You will also get a crash course in AI technology as Jack starts the conversation by asking Kevin “what is AI?” and “how does it work?” To get the answers, you will have to listen. You can learn more about Everstr AI here and Kevin Kong here. You can reach out to Kevin on his Instagram page. As always, you can join the conversation at [email protected]! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
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The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with national experts. Jack has a fascinating conversation with Everstar AI CEO, Kevin Kong on today’s episode. Kevin makes a compelling argument that radical shifts in nuclear power’s underlying economics will be made possible with AI technology. Whether during the regulatory process, supply chain development, or plant construction, AI will transform how nuclear power plants are built by harnessing massive efficiencies and this, in turn, will result in lower prices. You will also get a crash course in AI technology as Jack starts the conversation by asking Kevin “what is AI?” and “how does it work?” To get the answers, you will have to listen. You can learn more about Everstr AI here and Kevin Kong here . You can reach out to Kevin on his Instagram page . As always, you can join the conversation at [email protected]! Get Jack’s book, <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heritage.org%2FNuclearRevolution&data=05%7C02%7CJack.Haggard%40heritage.org%7C75159f60dad64032fa5008dec3d08fe2%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C639163497708155038%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=G%2FylM1Dk94i%2F1CpssbIcGKRkXrTBnPxI5PLFvvh%2BYrE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...
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