Nuclear Barbarians
A podcast about nuclear, energy, and possibility.
Displaying 3 items of Nuclear Barbarians with the tag "energy crisis".
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Episode 12: Preserving Nuclear History ft. Nick Touran
January 6th, 2022 | 37 mins 14 secs
america, climate change, energy, energy crisis, fdr, history, nuclear, tva
Nick Touran, creator of whatisnuclear.com, joins me to talk about stewarding our nuclear past and learning from our engineering forefathers. Nick’s a great guy and I’ve learned a lot from his work. We had a fun time chatting and I encourage everyone to consult his website for valuable information about the development of nuclear energy in America.
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Episode 7: RTO No ft. Meredith Angwin
December 2nd, 2021 | 54 mins 42 secs
electricity, energy, energy crisis, energy politics, grid, natural gas, nuclear, renewables, rto, texas blackouts
Author of Shorting the Grid and Campaigning for Clean Air, Meredith Angwin joins me to talk about electricity wholesale markets, grid resiliency, the beauty of energy, and more!
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Episode 6: Ireland Energy Report
November 18th, 2021 | 41 mins 24 secs
data centers, energy crisis, fianna fiall, fine gael, ireland, nuclear energy, sinn fein, tech, workers party of ireland
Gavin Mendel-Gleason of the Workers’ Party of Ireland joined me to talk about the absolute state of the Irish grid, how they’re facing the energy crisis, the Irish public’s feelings about nuclear, and what might be next for the country as its burgeoning data center economy makes it more and more power-hungry.
Check out his Why Nuclear Power is Necessary brief for the WPI.