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Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy
by Bret Kugelmass, Energy Impact Center
A podcast featuring interviews with experts throughout the Nuclear Energy field, covering advanced technology, economics, policy, industry, and more.
Episodes
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Ep 458: Brian Woods - Head, School of Nuclear Science & Engineering, Oregon State University
1) The beginning of Brian's career and his time in the United States Navy as a diver, as well as what drew him to engineering and nuclear 2) Brian's initial journey to Oregon State and all of the research projects he's had a hand in since then 3) Fostering a passion for nuclear in the next...
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Ep 457: Sarah Stevenson - Lieutenant, Physicist, & Nuclear Engineer, United States Air Force
1) Sarah's journey from ROTC at Kansas State University to the White House to active duty and everything in between 2) A dive into Sarah's time in graduate school at U.C. Berkeley, meeting her mentors, and how Sarah's education evolved during her time at Berkeley 3) Sarah's experience in...
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Ep 456: Paul Wilson - Chair, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin
1) Paul's decision to complete research on nuclear energy, as well as his journey from graduate school at the University of Wisconsin to Germany and back again 2) The current research Paul is conducting and one of the main tools that has originated from his work, which has to do with nuclear fuel...
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Ep 455: Zach Peña - CEO, Empirix Partners
1) Zach's journey from the United States Marine Corps to becoming the CEO of Empirix Partners, a strategic sourcing and procurement advisory 2) The growing connections between the data center and nuclear industries 3) Emerging trends and developments in the energy sector that Zach has been…
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Ep 454: Shaheen Dewji - Assistant Professor, Nuclear & Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
1) Shaheen's upbringing as a fourth generation farmer, her early interest in physics, and how her career eventually ended up on a path towards nuclear 2) How Shaheen's early work lead to her current job as an educator in Georgia 3) The ways in which Shaheen stays updated on the latest…
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Ep 453: Reed Clay - President, Texas Nuclear Alliance
1) Reed's career journey and his experiences within the legal and government sectors, as well as how he became interested in nuclear energy 2) A bit about the Texas Nuclear Alliance and what the organization has accomplished since its creation in late 2022 3) How efforts that organizations put...
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Ep 452: Juliann Edwards - Chair, United States Women in Nuclear
1) How Juliann's energy career began shortly after graduating from the University of South Florida 2) A deep dive into Women in Nuclear and how the organization has grown since being founded in 1999 3) What Juliann finds particularly interesting about the nuclear industry right now and where she...
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Ep 451: Stefano Buono - Founder and CEO, newcleo
1) A re-introduction to Stefano Buono, the Founder and CEO of newcleo 2) Diving back into newcleo's technology, the fuel landscape, and fast reactors 3) The intersection of being both pre-revenue and an established, growing company engaging with equipment suppliers 4) Stefano's entrepreneurial...
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Ep 450: Bill Kennedy - Vice President, Environmental & Waste Mgmt. Issues, National Council on Radiation Protection
1) How Bill quite literally followed his dreams and ended up in the nuclear space, as well as the impactful experiences that shaped his education 2) A deep dive into the philosophy behind regulation and how the public typically views radiation (and why) 3) The current state of the nuclear…
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Ep 449: Ieuan Williams - Labour Party Candidate, Ynys Môn
1) Ieuan's background and interests - from music to politics and everything in between 2) The transformation of nuclear energy policy in the United Kingdom over the past five years 3) Ieuan's campaign to become the next Member of Parliament for Ynys Môn, specifically Ieuan's motivation to run as...
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Ep 448: Trey Lauderdale - Founder and CEO, Atomic Canyon
1) Trey's early career and his experiences working closely with the healthcare industry 2) The massive growth of AI and how it can affect various industries, such as healthcare and energy, for the better 3) A deep dive into Atomic Canyon, the impetus for starting the company, and what Atomic…
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Ep 447: Rachael Zisk - Lead Reporter, Ignition
1) Rachael, Lead Reporter for Ignition, discusses her background in journalism, focusing on business, science, and technology 2) Ignition, a new digital media outlet covering the nuclear energy sector, particularly advanced reactor startups and policy 3) An exploration between the nature of...
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Ep 446: Vince Zabielski - Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
1) Vince's journey to nuclear power and how it all started at the Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations 2) Attitudes toward nuclear energy around the world as Vince has experienced them during his career 3) The barriers to a good solution for an inevitable problem 4) The importance of...
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Ep 445: Kyle Hill - Science Communicator & Founder, [THE FACILITY]
1) Kyle's journey into the world of content creation, the details that go into the art, and what interests drive him to keep creating 2) A long-awaited visit to the Dresden Generating Station and Kyle's other experiences with learning about nuclear energy 3) The public's common perceptions of...
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Ep 444: Todd Abrajano - President & CEO, United States Nuclear Industry Council
1) Todd's first encounter with the subject of nuclear energy and how he came to be the President and CEO of the United States Nuclear Industry Council 2) What Todd would say to a policymaker to emphasize the importance of the U.S. nuclear industry and accelerate development 3) The USNIC's…
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Ep 443: Alan Howard - Nuclear Nexus: Data Centers, Episode 4
1) A deep dive into the recent growth of the data center industry and infrastructure 2) Power usage in data centers and the power that different components traditonally use 3) How data centers decide on siting and the relationship between this process and existing power supply 4) An exploration…
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Ep 442: Robert Boswall & Michael Crabb - Nuclear Nexus: Data Centers, Episode 3
1) How the nuclear industry can adapt to the development of the data center industry and energy needs 2) The relationships between generation, transmission, and your end user 3) The ways in which baseload power generation is valuable to data centers and the benefits of co-location 4) Social...
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Ep 441: Shannon Bragg-Sitton & Bill Kleyman - Nuclear Nexus: Data Centers, Episode 2
1) An introduction to the relationship between nuclear energy and data centers 2) The different sizes of nuclear power plants, electricity demand from data centers, and factory manufacturing for nuclear 3) Data center leaders' growing support for nuclear and the evolution of the procurement…
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Ep 440: Michael Crabb & John Chaplin - Nuclear Nexus: Data Centers, Episode 1
1) An introduction to Nuclear Nexus, data centers, and what the rest of the series will hold 2) What the experts may discuss as the conversation surrounding data centers continues 3) Where the nuclear industry and data centers converge 4) The topics of energy reliability, power consumption, and...
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Ep 439: Josh Snowhorn - Founder and CEO, Quantum Loophole
1) Josh's interesting story of how he first become involved in data center work 2) The start and story of Quantum Loophole 3) The relationship between nuclear energy and data centers 4) How nuclear is able to fill the need for baseload, carbon-free power
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Ep 438: Bahman Zohuri - Professor, Golden Gate University
1) Bahman's drive to publish textbooks and how he ended up publishing about 64 works and counting over the course of his career 2) A deep dive into heat pipes and the combined cycle system 3) A discussion of compact heat exchangers 4) Bahman's new research and some last words of advice regarding...
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Ep 437: Doug Sandridge - Executive Director, Oil & Gas Executives for Nuclear
1) Doug's early interest in nuclear energy, how he ended up in oil and gas, and his eventual return to his passion for nuclear 2) How Doug caught up on the history of nuclear and recent events, as well as his mission to create Oil & Gas Executives for Nuclear 3) How different industries can work...
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Ep 436: Richard Kidd - Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy, United States Department of Defense
1) How designing a net zero refugee camp led to Richard's long-time advocacy for energy, sustainability, and, later, nuclear power 2) Richard's work with the Department of Defense and how he saw the awareness of nuclear energy increase over time 3) The effects of climate change on valuable...
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Ep 435: George Borovas - Head of Nuclear and Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
1) George's move from Greece to the United States and how it led him to engineering, becoming a lawyer, and nuclear 2) Why George flew to Japan three weeks after Fukushima and how to communicate with people who aren't familiar with nuclear 3) The involvement of government in nuclear energy and...
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Ep 434: James Chesnut - Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Day & Zimmermann
1) How James got his start in the nuclear industry as a painter and who inspired him to start his career in the first place 2) Explaining nuclear in the 1980's and how this advocacy has changed over time from generation to generation 3) Day & Zimmermann's current work and upcoming projects 4)...
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Ep 433: Princess Mthombeni - Communications Specialist, The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation
1) How Princess ended up on the path to becoming a Nuclear Communication Specialist 2) The current nuclear development plans for South Africa and what this might look like in the future 3) Desalination, SMRs, and advocating for nuclear across the African continent 4) Princess' vision for the…
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Ep 432: Myrto Tripathi - President and Founder, Voices of Nuclear
1) How Myrto arrived at energy, specifically nuclear energy, as the root enabler of prosperity 2) Voices of Nuclear, it's mission and vision, and recent updates 3) A deep dive into the Voices of Nuclear "Energy Transition Scenario" and the relationship between innovation and progress 4) The...
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Ep 431: Grace Stanke - Miss America 2023 and Nuclear Engineer
1) What sparked Grace's resolve to become a part of the nuclear industry 2) Grace's recent work as Miss America 2023 and an active nuclear advocate 3) Women in the nuclear industry, young people engaging in nuclear, and committing to changing misconceptions 4) What's next for Grace and the...
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Ep 430: Cyrille Molina - Founder and President, OAKRIDGE SAS
1) The stillness of the French nuclear sector in the 80's and why Cyrille's passion for physics led him there 2) The impetus for launching OAKRIDGE SAS and what the company focuses on 3) The countries OAKRIDGE SAS works with, current projects, and an exciting, recent announcement 4) SMRs, COP28,...
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Ep 429: Claire Schaffnit-Chatterjee - Head of Operations, Dual Fluid
1) How interests in math, science, and saving the world lead Claire to nuclear energy 2) Dual Fluid's technology and what's behind the company name 3) Critical demonstration experiments and where they might take place 4) What the energy mix will look like in the future and how nuclear fits in to…
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Ep 428: Sander De Groot - Co-Founder and Technical Lead, Thorizon
1) Sander's early career at NRG and nuclear energy in the Netherlands' 2) Thorizon's Thorium molten salt reactor (MSR) design 3) Recent announcements from Thorizon 4) Where Sander sees nuclear energy in the global energy mix in the future
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Ep 427: Andrew Storer - CEO, Nuclear AMRC
1) What has changed in the world of nuclear since Andrew last appeared on Titans, as well as some updates on Andrew's current work and travel 2) How political landscapes and changes can affect the way we build new nuclear 3) The past 5 years of Andrew's work in the UK - Submarines, research...
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Ep 426: John Ahlberg - Founder and CSO, Kärnfull Next
1) A reintroduction to John Ahlberg, a former Titan from 2020 2) Kärnfull's target market for deployment and a look into Nordic nuclear 3) District heating in Sweden and the different applications and customers of nuclear energy 4) The pro-nuclear landscape in Sweden and what the landscape looks...
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Ep 425: Carlo Wolters - CEO, Elektriciteits Produktiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland
1) Carlo's educational background and his early start in coal gasification, as well as a desire to travel internationally 2) The biggest lesson Carlo learned from being exposed to a wide variety of energy assets and different modes of operation 3) How the nuclear industry can learn from the best...
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Ep. 424, Next Generation Titans: Will Shackel, Nuclear for Australia
1) Will's journey learning about nuclear energy in Australia and his founding of Nuclear for Australia 2) A discussion of why Australia should lift the ban on nuclear energy, nuclear submarines, and a letter to the Prime Minister 3) What Will has learned as a 17-year-old founder and his…
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Ep. 423, Next Generation Titans: Natalie Cannon, Georgia Institute of Technology
1) Natalie's last minute switch from film to STEM - How she settled on nuclear engineering 2) An exploration of manufacturing techniques, finding mentors, and invaluable pieces of advice 3) Natalie's research and a dive into neutron noise, criticality, and robots 4) Celebrating past…
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Ep. 422, Next Generation Titans: Kaylee Cunningham, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1) Kaylee's decision between computer science and nuclear engineering, her current Ph.D. project, and why it's okay to change your mind 2) How Kaylee became Ms. Nuclear Energy on Tik Tok and what drives her to spread information about nuclear energy 3) How nuclear energy is received on Tik Tok,...
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Ep. 421, Next Generation Titans: Paris Ortiz-Wines, Stand Up for Nuclear
1) How Paris got her start in nuclear and began the mission of learning more about energy through research and activism 2) The fight to stop the shutdown of nuclear plants and how this culminated in the effort to save Diablo Canyon 3) How resilience and weekly meetings lead to the government's...
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Ep 420: Charles Oppenheimer - Founder, Oppenheimer Project
1) How Charles' first appearance on Titans of Nuclear opened doors into the world of nuclear energy investment 2) Nuclear energy as a bipartisan issue, as well as when Charles first began to form his own opinions on the subject 3) An impressive exploration of the Oppenheimer Project, a family…
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Ep 419: Eli Dourado - Senior Research Fellow, The Center for Growth and Opportunity
1) Eli's international upbringing and how it came to influence his interests and career 2) A deep dive into supersonic airplanes, international standards, and startups 3) How The Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University came to be and what the focuses are 4) An exploration of…
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Ep 418: Juan Pedro van Hasselt - CEO, Pacific Andean Nuclear Power Services
1) Juan Pedro's background and the moving experiences and principles that have propelled him during an impressive career 2) The story behind Pacific Andean Nuclear Power Services, its mission, and where "PAM Power" is going in the future 3) How different countries might collaborate towards a…
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Ep 417: Igor Pioro - Professor, Ontario Tech University
Igor's background, his proximity to Chernobyl, and how this all shaped his impressive career in nuclear An exploration of currently operating reactors A deep dive into the world of Supercritical Water Reactors Looking toward the reactors of the future
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Ep 416: Armando Nava-Dominguez - Technical Lead, SCWR Gen IV Project, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
1) Armando's experience at university, his interest in thermalhydraulics, and how both of these things propelled him into his current position at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories 2) A technical deep dive into some facets of the Supercritical Water Cooled Reactor technology 3) Why the SCWR is being...
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Ep 415: Ted Nordhaus - Founder and Executive Director, The Breakthrough Institute
1) Ted's start in the environmental movement doing grassroots work and how this path eventually lead to the start of The Breakthrough Institute 2) Powerful writing, debates with the environmental movement, and nuclear energy advocacy 3) Ted's influential pieces on environmentalism and more, as…
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Ep 414: Karl Hausker - Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute
1) Karl's impressive background in the energy space and his role as an Expert Reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report 2) Emissions scenarios, sectoral contributions to net zero, and what happens to the primary energy supply in 1.5/2.0 scenarios 3)...
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Ep 413: Emma Wong - Senior Nuclear Technology and Innovation Advisor, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
1) Emma's early love for math and science and how it translated into her career today 2) Emma's work at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, the power of analysis, and what her first six months looked like 3) A deep dive into the SMR Dashboard - The creation and meaning 4) A discussion of supply…
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Ep 412: Piyush Sabharwall - Distinguished Scientist and Dept. Manager, Idaho National Laboratory
1) Piyush's upbringing in New Delhi, his background in robotics, and how it all lead him to the nuclear industry 2) Some of the interesting projects of Piyush's career and his admirable passion for working with and mentoring students 3) Current events in the nuclear industry, some news from Idaho...
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Ep 411: Mike Rencheck - President and CEO, Bruce Power
1) Mike's journey from starting as a summer intern at Beaver Valley Power Station to becoming President and CEO of Bruce power 2) A deep dive into Canada's nuclear technology and how partnerships in the industry allow it to excel 3) Canada's supply chain, baseload energy, and a discussion of…
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Ep 410: Nick O'Hara - Writer and Producer, Gridlocked
1) How a trip to Fawley Power Station and having conversations with people in nuclear sparked Nick's ongoing interest in the nuclear industry and energy 2) Resources for getting to know nuclear energy 3) An exploration of the Gridlocked podcast - How it came to be, some guests, and where the show...
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Ep 409: Emma McDaid - Head of Project Management, Magnox Ltd
1) Emma's background in project management, a desire to bring out the best in people, and the epic similarities between Jurassic World and a fully-scaled nuclear project 2) Diversity and gender representation in the nuclear industry - What has changed in past years and where we can go from here…
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A podcast featuring interviews with experts throughout the Nuclear Energy field, covering advanced technology, economics, policy, industry, and more.
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Bret Kugelmass, Energy Impact Center
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