The Atomic Show #011 (MP3 – 13.9MB – 40min)

ByRod Adams

Shane and Rod chat about nuclear power plant security, protection against terrorist threats, an editorial about the prospects for new nuclear power plants in Florida, and the possibility that smaller nuclear power plants could help Ireland meet its increasing energy needs.

They also touch briefly on Iran’s recent announcement that it had successfully enriched uranium to a level consistent with commercial power plant fuel enrichment levels.

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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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