Listen "Ep 21: Bill Stokes, Columbia Basin (Advanced Reactor Consulting)"
Episode Synopsis
Episode Content: Bill's introduction to the nuclear industry through a co-op program at Drexel University. The importance of the design of a power plant and the logistics of its constructibility. The Nuclear Quality Assurance Requirements and the emergence of larger plants. Mitigating concerns, regulatory-driven changes after the Three Mile Island Accident. Prudence Litigation and the financial vulnerabilities within the nuclear industry. An explanation of the Single-Shell Tank Clean-Up Program. A discussion of the United States' departure from the nuclear industry. The Fast-flux Test Facility shutdown and exploring how to use radio isotopes for medical applications, such as cancer therapy. The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership and the Traveling-Wave Reactor.
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