Atomic Show 92 – Chuck DeVore, California State Assemblyman in favor of new nuclear

ByRod Adams

Chuck DeVore is a rare breed. He is a retired LtCol in the US Army Reserve, spent about 13 years in the aerospace industry and is now a California State Assemblyman working on overturning the state’s de facto ban on new nuclear power plants. Chuck and I met up via phone on May 5, 2008 and recorded our conversation for The Atomic Show

You can play the episode in your browser or download it from the page titled The Atomic Show 092.

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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