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Dec 2022
2h 34m

MacroVoices #355 Mark Nelson: Understand...

HEDGE FUND MANAGER ERIK TOWNSEND
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In this first part of holiday special, MacroVoices welcomes nuclear engineer Mark Nelson to the show to discuss all things nuclear. Erik and Mark start with a brief history of the industry, then talk about both real and perceived problems with nuclear power, before moving on to discuss advanced nuclear technologies including small modular nuclear reactors, molten salt cooled reactors and Thorium-fuelled nuclear reactors. https://bit.ly/3Wg3q2J

 

Radiant Energy Group 

Kirk Sorensen: Thorium, an alternative nuclear fuel 

Mothers for Nuclear 

Clean Core Thorium Energy 

Worlds Nuclear Association Library 

What Is Nuclear Energy? - Nick Touran 

The Story of Storage (Mark Nelson Masterclass) - Decouple Podcast 

Something's Rotten with French Nuclear- Decouple Podcast 

The Russian Atom feat. Mark Nelson- Decouple Podcast 

What Went Wrong at Vogtle? feat. Mark Nelson - Decouple Podcast 

A Hard Landing for Soft Energy - Decouple Podcast 

On the use and abuse of LCOE - Decouple Podcast 

Dutch Waste Facility 

Thread on Nuclear Waste 

Thread on Dutch Waste Facility 

 

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