Sneak Preview: Atomic Show #108 – HTR 2008 Press Conference with Regis Matzie, Linden Blue and John Grossenbacher

ByRod Adams

Atomic Show #108 is an edited version of the press conference held after the opening session at ASME’s 4th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology. (Note: The conference is also known as HTR 2008.)

Unfortunately, I am having a tiny technical challenge with the Atomic Show blog right now, so I cannot complete the task of posting the show for subscribers. However, if you are really interested in hearing the thoughts of three leaders in the HTR field about the prospects for growth for their technology (and these sage individuals are talking about unit volumes of several hundred to several thousand reactors) you can download the file by clicking on the following link Atomic Show #108 – HTR 2008 Press Conference with Regis Matzie, Linden Blue and John Grossenbacher.

Hope you find it encouraging, even though the press conference participants note that there are still many challenges left to overcome. It was a great opportunity to listen and talk with the industry leaders and I want to thank the conference organizers for putting the press conference into the schedule and for recognizing that bloggers and podcasters should be considered legitimate media participants.

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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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