Episode 329
Ep 329: Austin Lo - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy · Bret Kugelmass
August 23, 20211h 3m
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Show Notes
1) Austin Lo walks through the process of thermionic energy conversion and why General Motors got involved in nuclear reactor research in the 1960s
2) Benefits & challenges of thermionics for space nuclear power applications
3) A comparison of how nuclear R&D has evolved over time and alongside regulatory changes
4) Expanding nuclear innovation to cultural growth, discovery, and new inventions