The Malthusian Spectre Haunting Environmentalism feat. Michael Shellenberger

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Nuclear Fuel: The Most Sophisticated Industrial Product You've Never Learned About

Nuclear fuel is nothing like the coal or gas it replaces. Where fossil fuels are destroyed in combustion, nuclear fuel must survive years of continuous fission inside a reactor and come out the other end looking almost exactly as it went in. In this episode, fuel engineer Michael ...  Show more

The Most Boring Path to 10 Gigawatts: Why Nuclear Uprates Matter Right Now

For two decades the nuclear conversation has revolved around new builds, advanced reactors, and megaproject risk. Meanwhile, forty Westinghouse pressurized water reactors continue operating at roughly the same thermal output they were commissioned at decades ago, leaving six to t ...  Show more

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