10 Years Since Tohoku & Fukushima feat. Paul Blustein

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Janus: The Army’s Second Attempt at Fielding Microreactors

In this episode of Decouple, Dr. Jeff Waksman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, explains how the U.S. Army is making a second attempt at making microreactors great again. The discussion situates the Janus microreactor pro ...  Show more

Why the First Nuclear Renaissance Failed: Can America Build Eight AP1000s Now?

The first U.S. nuclear renaissance collapsed under the weight of cheap shale gas, lost institutional expertise, and disastrous projects like Vogtle and Summer. Today, America is planning a fleet of eight AP1000 reactors, backed by unprecedented federal incentives. But can the cou ...  Show more

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