Rod Adams on the latest developments in Nuclear
In conversation with Rod Adams
Rod Adams is a former US nuclear submarine engineer officer and Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital. He is the founder of Atomic Insights, a long-standing blog focusing on energy topics, particularly from the perspective of atomic energy. Rod has a few interesting nuclear startups in his venture capital portfolio.
We discussed latest developments in nuclear energy, the future of light-water reactors, advanced (small modular) reactor technologies, competitors in the field, and reasons for optimism in the coming years and the technology’s future in decarbonisation.
Great podcast with a couple of my favorite people in the energy /nuclear power space. Why Copenhagen Atomics is a special type of company. . .How Fukushima made the US fracking industry take off. . . Why regulatory emphasis in France on seismic and US emphasis on aircraft impact have cobbled nuclear build. . . Why oil producing companies are building out nuclear energy for their own countries so aggressively. . .How the US start-up culture is good for the future of nuclear energy. . . Why the world will need small modular reactors. . . And don’t be surprised when the US starts building more AP-1000s at home again. This was a fun, interesting and often counter-intuitive hour that you do not want to miss. Highly recommended!