Episódios

  • Episode 95: Perpetuating the Nuclear Lifecycle ft. Ken Rueter (UCOR)

    Episode 95: Perpetuating the Nuclear Lifecycle ft. Ken Rueter (UCOR)
    Nov 13 2025
    One of the best parts of running this podcast is the chance to learn about aspects of the nuclear industry I know little about. Today’s guest, the President and CEO of United Clean Up Oak Ridge, taught me all about remediating nuclear sites. UCOR, the DOE’s contractor for the Oak Ridge Reservation, boasts an impressive suite of expertise and logistical acumen dedicated to turning over former Manhattan Project sites for civilian and government use. Ken broke down the steps of remediation and the heavy machinery needed (including robots!) to deliver on these projects. I really appreciated the beauty of his vision: remediating Manhattan project sites to spur the nuclear renaissance. This episode brought out the little kid in me. A huge thank you to Ken for making the time for our discussion. You can learn more about UCOR here. (https://ucor.com/)
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    49 minutos
  • Episode 94: Texatomica ft. Reed Clay (Texas Nuclear Alliance)

    Episode 94: Texatomica ft. Reed Clay (Texas Nuclear Alliance)
    Oct 31 2025
    Reed Clay, President of the Texas Nuclear Alliance (https://texasnuclearalliance.org/), joined me today to talk about how Texas is gearing up for the nuclear renaissance. We discussed how he came to support nuclear by learning about waste, what has set Texas’s nuclear strategy apart from other states, how TNA’s annual summit is shaping the national nuclear landscape, and Reed’s advice for other states that want to become nuclear hubs. Reed is a humble, hard-working guy and it was a pleasure to speak with him.
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    48 minutos
  • Episode 93: Reactors by the Bargeful ft. Jake Jurewicz (Blue Energy)

    Episode 93: Reactors by the Bargeful ft. Jake Jurewicz (Blue Energy)
    Oct 15 2025
    This episode is dedicated to all of the light water reactor fans out there. Especially if you like your LWRs in water. Listen to this conversation with the co-founder and CEO of Blue Energy, Jake Jurewicz, and you’ll understand what I mean. Jake is a utility industry veteran with a lifetime of experience on construction sites, so our discussion about how his new company is going to site SMRs on waterways and ship them by barge gets into all kinds of deployment nitty gritty: management, permitting, financing, you name it. Check out Blue Energy’s website (https://blueenergy.co/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-energy-co/posts/?feedView=all), and X account (https://x.com/Blue_Energy_Co).
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    40 minutos
  • Episode 92: Moving the World ft. Craig Fuller (Freightwaves)

    Episode 92: Moving the World ft. Craig Fuller (Freightwaves)
    Sep 26 2025
    Craig Fuller (https://x.com/FreightAlley)comes from a legacy trucking family. He’s also the CEO and founder of Freightwaves (https://www.freightwaves.com/), the Bloomberg of logistics. So, Craig’s the perfect guy to write an accessible primer on supply chains, which is exactly what he’s done. He came on the show to talk about the new book, Moving the World: How the Supply Chain’s Evolution Affects Us All (which you can pre-order here! (https://shop.flyingmag.com/collections/books/products/moving-the-world)). We dig into what the Covid crisis taught us about supply chains, why reshoring makes sense both economically and strategically, and how supply chains and the grid are similar.
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    54 minutos
  • Episode 91: Seafloor, Icecap, Moon ft. Tyler Bernstein of Zeno Power

    Episode 91: Seafloor, Icecap, Moon ft. Tyler Bernstein of Zeno Power
    Sep 5 2025
    Zeno Power (https://www.zenopower.com/), a cutting edge nuclear company, is making batteries powered with Strontium 90 for niche deployment cases: the moon, the arctic, and the seafloor. I got to pick Zeno cofounder and CEO Tyler Bernstein’s brain about their exciting new technology, why Zeno’s work is critical in our increasingly multipolar world, and the upsides of competing with China. This was a fascinating discussion and I think you guys are going to love it. Not long after we recorded this episode, Zeno added former NASA chief technologist AC Charania to its team as SVP of Space Business Development. (https://www.zenopower.com/news/zeno-names-former-nasa-chief-technologist-charania-as-svp)
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    42 minutos
  • Episode 90: Tickling the Dragon ft. Matt Loszak of Aalo Atomics

    Episode 90: Tickling the Dragon ft. Matt Loszak of Aalo Atomics
    Aug 30 2025
    Matt Loszak (https://x.com/MattLoszak), the cofounder and CEO of Aalo Atomics, joined me to talk about Aalo’s progress rolling SMRs off the factory line. We get into Aalo’s test reactors at Idaho National Labs, a DOE path toward approving nuclear designs, how Trump’s nuclear executive orders have helped the industry, “zero power criticality,” and more. Since we recorded this episode, Aalo has closed its $100 million Series B (https://www.aalo.com/post/aalo-closes-100m-series-b) and has officially been selected by the DOE (https://www.aalo.com/post/aalo-selected-by-doe-to-test-aalo-x-targeting-criticality-by-july-4th-2026) to test its reactor at INL by hitting zero power criticality. And then they broke ground on the project (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7366961809653702659/) just a few days ago!
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    45 minutos
  • Episode 89: TRISO Serious ft. Kurt Terrani of Standard Nuclear

    Episode 89: TRISO Serious ft. Kurt Terrani of Standard Nuclear
    Aug 15 2025
    There are so many exciting developments in the nuclear space, I can hardly keep up. And not just in the realm of reactors. Kurt Terrani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-terrani-6219819/), the CEO of Standard Nuclear (https://www.standardnuclear.com/), joined me to talk about his new company and its ambitions for TRISO fuel. For me, this was a major download on nuclear fuel types. Kurt’s a very knowledgable dude working with a highly experienced team. Check out Standard Nuclear on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/standardnuclear/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/standardnuclear/), and X (https://x.com/standardnuclear).
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    45 minutos
  • Episode 88: Nuclear for Seven Generations ft. Scott Lathrop of Native Nuclear

    Episode 88: Nuclear for Seven Generations ft. Scott Lathrop of Native Nuclear
    Aug 1 2025
    On today’s episode, I spoke with Scott Lathrop (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-r-lathrop-2b4a0712/), the Founder and Chief Executive Director of Native Nuclear. (https://www.nativenuclear.org/) Like me, Scott sees nuclear power as a multi-generational infrastructure investment that serves as a sheet anchor for healthy communities and healthy economies. But he brings a distinctly native perspective to nuclear that subverts stereotypes, just like the educational work his organization is doing in tribal energy politics. I learned a lot from Scott during this interview and I know you guys are going to enjoy it! Check out Native Nuclear on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/native-nuclear/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nativenuclear/).
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    44 minutos