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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  1. I have to say I’m very impressed with the job these young women did on this, especially the skype interviews of many key players. My “multimedia” school projects years ago were nothing compared to this.

  2. I am so happy to see young ladies speaking out in support of Nuclear Energy…and this certainly puts my 5th grade trifold presentation on the Oconee Power Station to shame! What a bright highlight to a beautiful and promising Earth Day!

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