Ep 39: Tom Fanning, Argonne National Lab
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy · Titans of Nuclear
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Show Notes
Episode Content:
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Tom's introduction to the nuclear industry from a history project.
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How Chernobyl reinforced the importance of nuclear and safety.
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Why reactor physicists are crucial when designing reactors.
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Unprotected loss of flow tests and unprotected loss of heat sink tests.
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Scram Systems and their importance during a shutdown failure.
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The Generation 4 International Forum.
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Why it's important to be involved and engaged in the international community.
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The difference in start-up procedures for sodium reactors and light water reactors.
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SAS and what code means in the nuclear world.
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Economic modeling for reactors and the future of sodium technology.