Episode 154
Ep 154: Michael Gallagher, Exelon Generation
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy · Titans of Nuclear
April 30, 201943m 44s
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Show Notes
In this episode, we discuss...
- How Michael Gallagher entered the power generation industry
- The different management roles at a nuclear power plant
- The differences between boiling water reactors and pressurized water reactors
- Methods for controlling radiation and shaping power in a boiling water reactor
- The effects of fuel design and core efficiency on nuclear fuel consumption
- Requirements for a nuclear power plant renewal license application
- Federal limitations on the life cycle of a nuclear power plant
- Global impacts of affordable and reliable energy sources