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Ep 181: Emily Martin, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Aug 29, 2019

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(1) How Emily's family and mentorship shaped how she uses her technical and business skills at GE-Hitachi

(2) Emily's transition from the wind industry to nuclear and lessons on creating capacity and developing supply chains that can be exchanged between the two

(3) How investors are shaping GE sales of new technology components such as new fuels , reactor services, and plant models

(4) Advocating for nuclear energy through public speaking and how to handle challenging questions

Ep 180: Glen Watford, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Aug 28, 2019

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(1) Glen's introduction to nuclear engineering at the University of Florida and his early work on the interface of the fuel designers and the plant designers

(2) How GE used a down select method to focus on different reactor technologies and GE's early relationship with governmental nuclear efforts

(3) How the connections between nuclear technologies, safety and regulations shape the economics of the nuclear industry

(4) Developing a cost competitive design for the BWRX300

Ep 179: Mona Badie, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Aug 27, 2019

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(1) Mona's progression from software development and finance to leadership at GE nuclear

(2) Leveraging data historically collected in the nuclear industry for plant optimization

(3) Moving to condition based maintenance to build profiles for nuclear power plant assets

(4) Change advocacy from a nuclear perspective: introducing nuclear to the public and innovation to nuclear

Ep 178: Jon Ball, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Aug 26, 2019

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In this episode, we discuss how...

(1) Jon's path through the industry from handling fuel storage at Hanford to optimizing fuel production and working on services at GE Hitachi

(2) How the GE services division uses uprates to increase nuclear power production on a scale equivalent to building new nuclear power plants

(3) Jon's work on the ideation and inception of a design for small EWBRs, a high power output reactor, that could compete with combined gas

(4) The development of and target commercial markets for GE's BWRX 300 small modular reactor

Ep. 177 - George Apostolakis, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Aug 23, 2019

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(1) A risk informed approach requires adopting both PRAs and Defense in Depth and Safety Margins (2) Three Mile Island played an important role in the use of RSS in nuclear regulation (3) How Japan restructured their nuclear industry post Fukushima (4) The challenges of communicating nuclear risk

Ep. 176 - Daniel Poneman, U.S. Department of Energy Aug 09, 2019

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(1) Dans introduction to nuclear nonproliferation through as an undergraduate and in his early career in the Department of Energy

(2) Leveraging market forces in the nuclear energy industry to address national security issues through the Megatons to Megawatts program

(3) Dan's upcoming work on developing centrifuges for the production of high assay low enriched uranium

Ep. 175 - Joseph Hezir, Energy Futures Initiative Jul 11, 2019

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In this episode, we discuss how...

Joseph entered the nuclear energy industry through his work at the Office of Management and Budget
Joseph's involvement in the MIT Energy Initiatives led to the formation of the Energy Futures Initiative
Policy should balance the needs to mitigate and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

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Ep. 174 - Finis Southworth, AREVA Jul 03, 2019

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In this episode, we discuss...

Finis' path away from fusion and into nuclear fuel and waste management
The history behind nuclear fuel recycling
How construction of St. Lucie Plant Unit 2 succeed in a post Three Mile Island era
Improving fuel efficiency of nuclear reactors by reducing load-following
Finis' transition from Florida Power & Light to Idaho National Laboratory
The inception of the Plutonium Focus Area project and how it addressed nuclear waste and environmental questions
Finis' focus on improving research and development as former Chief Technology Officer at Areva

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Ep. 173 - Ralph Izzo, Public Service Enterprise Group Jun 19, 2019

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In this episode, we discuss...

How Ralph became interested in fusion
The ways climate change goals shape Public Service Enterprise Group's energy strategy
The importance of tackling climate change through nuclear energy and energy efficiency

Ep. 172 - Bill Ostendorff, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jun 12, 2019

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In this episode, we discuss...

Bill Ostendorff's 26 year career as a Navy nuke and how it prepared him for the rest of his career
Bill's responsibilities as Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration and Commissioner for the Nuclear Regulatory
The importance of government investment in the nuclear industry today

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