Ep 10: Emma Redfoot, Idaho National Labs
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy · Titans of Nuclear
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Show Notes
Episode Content:
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How Emma's personal experiences abroad developed her interest in energy issues
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Her dual participation in both technical research and social advocacy
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How she got involved in Mothers for Nuclear and focus of Students for Nuclear
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She discusses the relationship between INL and the several local universities
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Developing a model in the nuclear fuel model simulator Cyclus
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Then we do a deep dive into Cyclus itself and Emma's efforts to evolve this model to incorporate a hybrid energy ecosystem as well
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How she sees the role hybrid energy systems play in transforming the world
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She also shares with us an amazing perspective on what happens holistically when we make energy cheaper