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The Atomic Show #109 – John Kotek, American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness

ByRod Adams

John Kotek, Executive Director, American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness chats with Rod Adams about the Council’s recently released jobs study.

John Kotek, Executive Director, American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness and I chatted for a while about the Council’s recently released state by state study of the potential job creation in the coming Nuclear Renaissance.

If you are interested in learning more about job opportunities at Entergy, one of the leading nuclear power operators in the United States, visit nuclearenergycareers.com. There you can learn about a company that not only operates a well respected fleet of nuclear plants, but also offers a traditional pension plan, great health benefits, competitive starting and continuing salaries and a supportive working environment. In addition, they are leaning forward and looking at technologies like high temperature gas reactors, one of my favorite nuclear power concepts.

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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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