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On episode 6 of Age of Miracles, Packy and Julia take a break from our regularly scheduled narrative programming to look back on the past five episodes we've published focused on nuclear fissionâand address news stories, feedback, and listener questions collected through this season so far.
We cover:
- Illinois pushing back on the nuclear moratorium, Nuscale's cancelled contracts, COP 28
- Why QA makes building new nuclear so difficult, solar cost curves, and more listener feedback on episodes 1-5
- Investing in nuclear, nuclear waste recycling, how to create more political support for the AP1000, and more listener questions
Thank you to this episodeâs guests: Jim Hopf, Robert Bryce, Brett Rampal, Heather Hoff, and Paris Ortiz-Wines.
Episode 6 Resources
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- Offshore nuclear power plantsâ
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đ°Â News Stories:
- Lawmakers send Gov. J.B. Pritzker revised proposal to lift Illinois moratorium on new nuclear plants
Chicago Tribune
- Deal to build pint-size nuclear reactors canceled
Science
- US, UK to Push Pledge to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 at COP28
BNN Bloomberg
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đ Articles Referenced and Additional Reading
- Report on manufacturability, supply chain management and commissioning of Small Modular Reactors.
IAEA
- Renewable Rejection Database
Robert Bryce
- Power Hungry Podcast
Robert Bryce
- Range Nuclear Renaissance Index
Range Fund Holdings
- The Case for Nukes: How We Can Beat Global Warming and Create a Free, Open, and Magnificent Future
Robert Zubrin
- Hypothetical cumulative waste generation per person over 25 years chart
Hannah Ritchie
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đ Nuclear Advocacy and Involvement Resources
- Mothers for Nuclear
Heather Hoff
- Mothers for Nuclear
Paris Ortiz-Wines
- Generation Atomic
- The Breakthrough Institute
- Decouple Media
- Electricity Maps
- Nuclear New York
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