Podcasts about NuScale Power

Is U.S. On The Verge Of A Nuclear Renaissance? : NPR
February 28, 2010
With concerns over energy costs, diminishing resources and climate control, the Obama administration is pushing for more nuclear power. This month, the president pledged $8 billion in loan guarantees, some of which would go to America's first new nuclear plant in nearly three decades. Host Guy Raz explores what advocates hope will be a nuclear renaissance — and the issues of safety and waste disposal that still concern opponents.
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Nuclear Plant Developers Thinking Small : NPR
February 28, 2010
As interest in nuclear power revives, plant developers are thinking small. They're working on modular reactors as small as a house. They could be built for a fraction of the cost of current large-scale ones. But what about safety and other concerns? Host Guy Raz looks into the mini-nuclear boom.
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'Whole Earth's' Stewart Brand Backs Nuclear Power : NPR
February 20, 2010
President Obama announced federal support this week to build the first new nuclear power plants in nearly three decades and many environmentalists announced their opposition. But not the man who published the Whole Earth Catalog, and helped invent Earth Day. Host Scott Simon talks with Stewart Brand about the Obama administration's efforts to promote nuclear energy as a clean source of power.
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To the Point : 1190 KEX Radio
February 16, 2010
Jose Reyes’ interview with 1190 KEX Radio. Revving up the debate over Nuclear Energy. President Obama says in order to meet the country growing energy needs and reigning in climate change, the US must increase its nuclear power.
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Nuclear Power on a New Scale - NuScale Power : The Atomic Show
August 3, 2008
Host Rod Adams chats with NuScale's CEO, Paul Lorenzini, and CTO, Jose Reyes, about their company's 40 MWe natural circulation light water reactor.
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