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Atomic Show #245 – Building a prosperity program on used nuclear fuel foundation

October 8, 2015 By Rod Adams 9 Comments

I applaud reasoned, long term thinking that aims to use science, technology and deep understanding of human wants and needs — aka politics — to set a course for success. You can find one of my favorite current examples of an effort that meets my criteria in the expansive, lightly populated, rather dry state of […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Atomic Entrepreneurs, Atomic politics, Business of atomic energy, Fuel Recycling, International nuclear, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Nuclear Waste, Podcast, Politics of Nuclear Energy

Atomic Show #241 – Rachel Pritzker, philanthropic problem solver

August 20, 2015 By Rod Adams 8 Comments

Rachel Pritzker is a philanthropist motivated to solve problems, even if they require rethinking long held notions. She is the founder and chairman of the Pritzker Innovation Fund, which she operates along with her brother, Roland. The tagline used by her organization is “Supporting the development and advancement of paradigm-shifting ideas to address the world’s […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Atomic Advocacy, Atomic Entrepreneurs, atomic philanthropy, Climate change, Podcast

Atomic Show #238 – StarCore Nuclear co-founders

April 7, 2015 By Rod Adams

StarCore Nuclear is a Canadian company whose co-founders, David Dabney and David Poole, are experienced engineers and businessmen. They have spent most of the past six years developing a technology and a business model aimed at providing reliable, emission-free electrical power and heat to remote locations. The basis of their technology is a high-temperature helium […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Atomic Entrepreneurs, Business of atomic energy, Gas Cooled Reactors, Graphite Moderated Reactors, International nuclear, New Nuclear, Podcast, Smaller reactors

Atomic Show #233 – Innovators discuss advanced reactor development in US

February 23, 2015 By Rod Adams

There are a growing number of innovative small companies and a few divisions of larger companies that have recognized that nuclear energy offers solutions to a number of important human challenges. Despite the proclamations by opponents, the Nuclear Renaissance is not any more dead in 2015 than the original Renaissance was dead in 1315. In […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Atomic Entrepreneurs, New Nuclear, Nuclear regulations, Podcast

ThorCon – Demonstrated Molten Salt Tech Packaged With Modern Construction Techniques

January 6, 2015 By Rod Adams

The dearth of real innovation and focused direction from the established companies in the US nuclear industry in the face of rapidly expanding demand for clean energy solutions has stimulated the formation of a number of start-up companies. The leaders of these companies have backgrounds that have taught them to ask “Why not?” when faced […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Atomic Entrepreneurs, Atomic Pioneers, Liquid Fuel Reactors, New Nuclear

Putting excitement back into nuclear technology development

December 13, 2014 By Rod Adams

Josh Freed, Third Way‘s clean energy vice president, has published a thoughtful, graphically enticing Brookings Essay titled Back to the Future: Advanced Nuclear Energy and the Battle Against Climate Change. It focuses on Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie of Transatomic Power, but it also makes it abundantly clear that those two visionary entrepreneurs are examples […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Atomic Entrepreneurs, Atomic history, Atomic Pioneers, Business of atomic energy, Fossil fuel competition, Pro Nuclear Video

Atomic Show #229 – Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie, Transatomic Power

December 2, 2014 By Rod Adams

On December 1, 2014, I talked with Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie, the co-founders of Transatomic Power, a tiny nuclear reactor design company started up less than 3 years ago. Several weeks ago, I published an article here titled Transatomic Power – Anatomy of Next. That article, as expected, generated a healthy discussion thread. At […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Atomic Entrepreneurs, Nuclear professionals, Podcast

Transatomic Power – Anatomy of Next

November 6, 2014 By Rod Adams

Dr. Leslie Dewan is a co-founder and the CEO of Transatomic Power, a venture capital-funded start-up based on research conducted at MIT. Along with Mark Massie, the other co-founder, Dewan is exploring a design that uses a molten salt fuel that enables materials currently classified as “nuclear waste” to provide the heat source for a […]

Filed Under: Atomic Entrepreneurs, New Nuclear, Pro Nuclear Video

Tour of NuScale control room and test facility

October 24, 2014 By Rod Adams

Disclosure: I have a small contract to provide NuScale with advice and energy market information. That work represents less than 5% of my income for 2014. On October 20, 2014, I had the opportunity to visit NuScale’s facilities in Corvallis, OR. Though the company now has offices in three cities, Corvallis, the home of Oregon […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Atomic Entrepreneurs, Atomic Pioneers, New Nuclear, Small Nuclear Power Plants, Smaller reactors

UAMPS stepping forward to serve customers

October 19, 2014 By Rod Adams

The established nuclear energy industry has taken a wait-and-see approach to the idea of developing and deploying smaller, simpler fission power stations that can take advantage of the economy of series production. The industry’s trade organization, the Nuclear Energy Institute, has expressed cautious optimism and has engaged in a moderate effort to identify regulatory obstacles […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Atomic Entrepreneurs, Atomic Pioneers, New Nuclear, Pressurized Water, Small Nuclear Power Plants, Smaller reactors

Prospective customers lining up at NuScale

October 16, 2014 By Rod Adams

A few days ago, Dan Yurman at Neutron Bytes published a blog post that is now titled Flash: NuScale executive says firm may build SMRs at Idaho lab. It was a follow-up to an earlier post in which Dan speculated about the Idaho National Lab’s potential as a good site for a new nuclear power […]

Filed Under: Atomic Entrepreneurs, Business of atomic energy, New Nuclear, Pressurized Water, Small Nuclear Power Plants, Smaller reactors

Terrestrial Energy – Molten Salt Reactor Designed to Be Commercial Success

September 2, 2014 By Rod Adams

There is a growing roster of innovative organizations populated by people who recognize that nuclear technology is still in its infancy. Terrestrial Energy is one of the most promising of those organization because of its combination of problem solving technology, visionary leadership, and strong focus on meeting commercial needs. Nearly all of the commercial nuclear […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Atomic Entrepreneurs, Business of atomic energy, International nuclear, Liquid Fuel Reactors, New Nuclear, Smaller reactors

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