Advanced Nuclear, the Official Podcast of UCAN Power23 Mar

30 - Felice Presti: Building America’s Nuclear Comeback

In this episode of Advanced Nuclear, host Dominique Cooper sits down with Felice Presti, Senior Vice President and Operations Manager for Nuclear Power at Bechtel, to explore what it really takes to rebuild American nuclear leadership. With 87% of reactors built globally since 2017 based on Russian and Chinese designs, the stakes for the U.S. nuclear industry could not be higher.

Presti—who oversees Bechtel’s entire nuclear project portfolio—offers a clear‑eyed, practitioner’s view of what’s broken, what’s working, and what must change to deliver nuclear power at scale. Drawing on decades of experience spanning the Hanford nuclear cleanup, NASA launch infrastructure, Plant Vogtle, TerraPower’s Natrium reactor in Wyoming, and Poland’s first nuclear power plant, Presti explains why execution—not rhetoric—will define the nuclear renaissance.

The conversation dives into design maturity, integrated EPC delivery, supply chain readiness, workforce development, and why nuclear is uniquely positioned to meet soaring demand driven by AI, geopolitics, and energy security. This is a candid, ground‑truth conversation about building reactors—not just talking about them—and why America’s nuclear comeback will be decided in places like Wyoming, Georgia, and Poland.

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36 - Ed McGinnis - Unlocking America’s Nuclear Potential: The Future of Fuel Recycling

In this episode of Advanced Nuclear, the official podcast of UCAN Power, host Dominique Cooper sits down with Ed McGinnis, CEO of Curio, to explore how used nuclear fuel—often considered waste—can bec...

29 Jun 35min

35 - Brett Rampal: The Future of Nuclear, 2026 Milestones, and the Road to 2030

In this episode of Advanced Nuclear, host Dominique sits down with nuclear engineer Brett Rampal to examine the momentum behind today’s nuclear resurgence and what lies ahead. From recent reactor desi...

15 Jun 36min

34 - Staff Sheehan: Revolutionizing Nuclear Waste, Project Omega’s Breakthroughs

In this episode of Advanced Nuclear, we sit down with Staff Sheehan of Project Omega to explore how cutting-edge innovation is transforming the future of nuclear energy. From breakthrough approaches t...

1 Jun 30min

33 - Rod Baltzer: Deep Isolation and the Future of Nuclear Waste

In this episode of the Advanced Nuclear Podcast, UCAN Power welcomes Rod Baltzer, CEO of Deep Isolation, for an in‑depth discussion on how deep borehole technology could transform nuclear waste dispos...

18 Mai 27min

32 - Yasir Arafat: Aalo Powering the AI Era

Artificial intelligence is transforming the world—but powering it is becoming one of the greatest energy challenges of our time. From training massive AI models to running data centers that demand rel...

27 Apr 1h 7min

31 - Lucian Niemeyer: Restoring American Nuclear Industry Dominance

In this episode of Advanced Nuclear, the official podcast of UCAN Power, host Dominique Cooper is joined by Lucian Niemeyer for an in‑depth discussion on the role advanced nuclear technologies play in...

6 Apr 50min

29 - Chris Ploch: From Executive Orders to Reactors: Powering America’s Nuclear Future

In this episode of Advanced Nuclear, the official podcast of UCAN Power, host Chris Ploch shares his unconventional journey from law school to becoming a key voice in U.S. nuclear policy. Drawing on e...

9 Mar 41min