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The Atomic Show #042 – Westinghouse-China, US-India, Fresno Nuclear

ByRod Adams

Business opportunities in the nuclear industry continue to grow. Shane and I discuss the Westinghouse-China deal, the US-India nuclear supply agreement, and Fresno Nuclear Group.

After many years of relative calm, the nuclear business is heating up in many different areas of the world. Opportunities continue to grow, so Shane and I talk about some of the recent mega deals that will have a positive impact on employment and income from the industry.

Specifically, we mention the recent agreement between China and Westinghouse that includes the sale of four AP-1000 pressurized water reactors along with the transfer of substantial technology to the Chinese purchasers. We also spend some time talking about the opportunities presented to the US based portions of the industry by the recent agreement to allow them to begin selling their nuclear related products in India, another large, densely populated country with growing energy supply challenges.

Finally, we talked about the recent announcement by Fresno California businessmen that they were interested in developing a nuclear power plant on the grounds of the local water treatment plant.

Along the way, we take a few detours – as usual – and mention such topics as the weather in the San Francisco bay area, Thomas Malthus, Operation Plowshares, coal burning hazards in China, and the relationship between gold mining and uranium mining.

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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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