Atomic Show 35 – Interview with Dr. Regis Matzie

ByRod Adams

On November 2, 2006, I had the privilege of talking with Regis Matzie, Westinghouse Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. The occasion was an interview conducted for The Atomic Show, a weekly (most of the time) podcast hosted by The Podcast Network.

Dr. Matzie talked to me about the current status of the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, Westinghouse’s recent win of a DOE contract for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant, his interpretation of the “dash to gas” of the 1990s, and Westinghouse’s integral pressurized water reactor designed for smaller power grids – the IRIS.

The interview lasts about 25 minutes and is certainly worth the time invested, despite the sound problems imposed by my poor choice of attempting a Skype phone interview from a Starbucks coffee shop at 7:30 am on a work day. (You would think I would know better at my age!)

Dr. Matzie has “been there and done that” in the nuclear industry and he is very enthusiastic about the future of the business.

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

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