Is Nuclear 2.0 Possible?

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🗓️ 4 April 2015

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Small modular nuclear reactors are hailed as the savior of the struggling nuclear industry. They’re cheaper, safer and more flexible than traditional light-water reactors. But many small modular reactor designs are also not fully proven on a commercial scale – and they’ll likely not achieve scale for another decade. In this week’s show, we’ll talk with Leslie Dewan, the co-founder and CEO of Transatomic Power, about what it will take to make nuclear 2.0 a reality. She’ll discuss regulatory challenges, cost barriers and interest from venture capitalists willing to take on the risk. Later in the show, we’ll examine some predictions for U.S. solar made by GTM’s Shayle Kann. And we wrap up with an overview of how energy services are being offered in the connected home. This podcast is sponsored by Renesola, a tier-one solar cell and module manufacturer with a decade of experience in the cleantech industry. The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussions between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Media Editor Stephen Lacey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	The Energy Gang is brought to you by Renna Sola, a Tier 1 solar cell and module manufacturer with a decade of experience in the clean tech industry.
0:09.0	Renna Sola is your complete procurement To find your local representative, go to rena sola.
0:25.0	US, that's R-E-N-E-S-O-A dot US, or give them a call at 415 570 2647.
0:39.2	For the week of April 3rd, 2015,
0:42.3	this is the Energy Gang from Green Tech Media.
0:47.0	In Washington, D.C. I'm Green Tech Media, senior editor Stephen Lacy. Welcome to the show.
0:56.7	This week, can small modular reactors revolutionize the nuclear industry? We'll talk with an entrepreneur
1:02.2	trying to make it happen and ask her what it will
1:04.6	take to usher in Nuclear 2.0.
1:07.6	Then we'll look at some predictions for solar in 2015 from our very own Shale Khan.
1:12.1	Finally an update on the Connect home will dissect the strategies of
1:15.0	companies making strides in home energy management. There's only so much talking I can do on
1:20.3	these subjects so let me introduce the rest of the gang to help me out.
1:23.2	Jigger Shaw is in New York. He is the president of Generate Capital.
1:26.9	How are you, sir? How's your week?
1:28.9	I'm doing well. We're like firmly into spring which is fantastic.
1:34.0	Are you there? I was just up in New York earlier this week and it didn't feel like spring.
1:38.0	It was nice and warm down here in DC, but it was frigid up there.
1:41.0	Yeah, I remember when you were up here because I met Julia up here.
1:44.3	She sounds like she's doing a great job on the utility stuff.
1:47.4	Indeed, that's Julia Piper, one of our senior writers.
1:51.1	And our senior VP of research is also with us filling in for Catherine this week.
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