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  • Atomic Show #342 – Christo Liebenberg, President, LIS Technologies

    Atomic Show #342 – Christo Liebenberg, President, LIS Technologies

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    LIS Technologies (LIST) is a young company with deep historical roots. CRISLA (Condensation Repression Isotope Selective Laser Activation), its laser isotope separation concept was developed and tested during the late 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Dr. Jeff Eerkens. Unfortunately, the path towards commercializing the technology hit a multi-decade detour as the result…

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The Atomic Show Podcast includes interviews, roundtable discussions and atomic geeks all centered around the idea that nuclear energy is an amazing boon for human society.

  • Atomic Show #342 – Christo Liebenberg, President, LIS Technologies
    Advanced Atomic Technologies · Atomic Entrepreneurs · Nuclear Fuel Cycle · The Atomic Show Podcast

    Atomic Show #342 – Christo Liebenberg, President, LIS Technologies

    LIS Technologies (LIST) is a young company with deep historical roots. CRISLA (Condensation Repression Isotope Selective Laser Activation), its laser isotope separation concept was developed and tested during the late 1980s and early…

  • Atomic Show #341 – Ho Nieh, Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    NRC · Nuclear regulations · The Atomic Show Podcast

    Atomic Show #341 – Ho Nieh, Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    Ho Nieh, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, visited the Atomic Show for a wide ranging discussion about the agency, its role in enabling the safe use of nuclear energy, the importance…

  • Atomic Show #340  – Zion Lights, Author of “Energy is Life”
    Atomic Abundance · Atomic Advocacy · Nuclear Communications · The Atomic Show Podcast

    Atomic Show #340 – Zion Lights, Author of “Energy is Life”

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Rod Adams

Managing Partner, Nucleation Capital, a venture fund enabling broader investor access to a diverse portfolio of advanced nuclear energy and deep decarbonization ventures. Nuclear energy expert and former submarine Engineer Officer with nuclear propulsion plant experience. Founder, Adams Atomic Engines, Inc. Host and producer, The Atomic Show Podcast.

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