Atomic Show #327 – Rod Baltzer, CEO, Deep Isolation

Atomic Show #327 – Rod Baltzer, CEO, Deep Isolation

Deep Isolation is one of Nucleation Capital’s more impactful portfolio companies because its technology can enable greater success for most of the rest of the companies – and for the entire nuclear energy sector. The company has been developing, testing and refining its systematic approach to nuclear waste disposal for a decade. Despite the fact…

Atomic Show #326 – Jigar Shah, former director of DOE Loan Programs Office

Atomic Show #326 – Jigar Shah, former director of DOE Loan Programs Office

Jigar Shah has had a lengthy career as an energy industry entrepreneur and strategic thinker. He founded Sun Edison and helped to create a new model for deploying solar power systems. He was part of the Carbon War Room and then founded Generate Capital to provide loans to proven technologies that had not yet achieved…

Chris Wright on nuclear power, Nov 6, 2020

Chris Wright on nuclear power, Nov 6, 2020

Yesterday, Chris Wright was confirmed as the next U.S. Secretary of Energy. After that important step in his energy career, it’s worth taking a few moments to learn what he thinks about nuclear power outside of any political context. In my experience, people like Wright form and hold opinions that do not shift much over…