Episode 68
Ep 68: Dame Sue Ion, British Nuclear Fuels
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy · Titans of Nuclear
September 5, 201853m 50s
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Show Notes
In this episode we discuss...
- How Sue earned her title of "Dame" ---
- Sue's background in material science and personal evolution in the nuclear industry ---
- A deep dive into the UK's Magnox fuel elements ---
- The history of nuclear in the UK including its advanced gas coal reactors and its high temperature reactor "Dragon" ---
- The defamation characteristics and manufacturing routes of reactor clads and challenges Sue worked to resolve ---
- Dry processes versus wet chemical processes ---
- The economics and life cycles of waste and decommissioning in nuclear versus other industries ---
- Modularity and its construction costs ---
- Sue's current work at BNFL engaging vendors with constructors