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The Atomic Show #014 (MP3 – 17.5MB – 51min)

ByRod Adams

Show number 14 is something special. It is the first time that Shane and I invite a guest for an interview. Though we have a little difficulty with sound quality, we believe that this is one of our best efforts so far.

Our guest, Ted Rockwell is a true nuclear pioneer, having been a part of the Manhattan Project and having served as Admiral Rickover’s Technical Director during the important early years of developing and building the Navy Nuclear Power Program. In addition to being a scientist, a technical leader and an all around great guy, Ted is an author and a storyteller.

During the interview, we talk about the importance of using realistic assumptions when projecting the effects of any postulated occurrence in a nuclear energy system. We also describe some of the far fetched assumptions that underly some of the scenarios that you might have read in certain kinds of anti-nuclear propaganda.

Imagine – one computation for the hazards associated with transporting used nuclear fuel includes the use of a perfectly aimed anti-tank weapon in a crowded city with people that are not allowed to move for one year after the container is hit.

I hope that you enjoy the interview and forgive us for the sound quality that obscures Ted’s words in some places. Here are some links to Ted’s books that are available on Amazon.com.

Creating the New World: Stories and Images From the Dawn of the Atomic Age.

The Rickover Effect: The Inside Story of How Adm. Hyman Rickover Built the Nuclear Navy

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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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