Ep15: Inside Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

Ep15: Inside Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week they sit down with Maureen Zawalick (Vice President at Diablo Canyon Power Plant) to discuss the importance of nuclear power, the history and future of Diablo Canyon Power Plant, the role of AI in the nuclear industry, the cost differential of nuclear energy in the US and China, Gen 4 reactors, regulation, litigation, & more. Enjoy another episode of BG2.


Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(04:14) Maureen Zawalick | VP at Diablo Canyon

(06:13) The Need for Diablo

(10:07) The Importance of Nuclear Power

(15:50) License Renewal and the Future of Diablo

(18:39) Hope for Expanding Nuclear Power

(25:22) Nuclear Waste

(30:29) Cost Differential: US vs China

(38:56) Factors Contributing to Cost Differential

(45:07) Implications of China’s Nuclear Leadership

(47:42) Nuclear Energy and AI Supremacy

(50:58) The Innovation Gap and Gen 4 Reactors

(57:27) Overcoming Challenges

(01:03:45) A Call for Government Support


Available on Apple, Spotify, www.bg2pod.com


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Shownotes:

US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program 2020

ITIF.org - How Innovative Is China in Nuclear Power


NYTimes - Nuclear Power Can Save the World


Reuters - Constellation talking to Pennsylvania on Three Mile Island restart


Julie Dewahl - Nuclear Past Present Future


Breakthrough Institute - China’s Impressive Rate of Nuclear Construction


Next Big Future - US Nuclear Cost 5-10x More Than China


Energy.gov - Newly Signed Bill to Boost Nuclear


Advanced Nuclear - Nuclear Commercial Liftoff


LA Times - Loan to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open


South Korea Builds Nuclear Plants Quickly and Cheaply


Nuclear Power in South Korea


Westinghouse Electric's Chinese 'Trojan Horse'


Friends of the Earth sues DOE over Billion Dollar Award to Diablo Canyon


Revitalizing America’s Nuclear Energy Supply Chain


Idaho Natl Laboratory - Recommendations to Improve the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reactor Licensing and Approval Process


5 charts to explain why nuclear power is making a comeback


Podcast - The cost of nuclear - Catalyst w/ Shayle Kann


RIC 2024 Opening Session - Remarks by NRC Chair Christopher T. Hanson


A One-on-One with NRC Chair Christopher Hanson


Bill Gates on Bipartisan Support for Nuclear Power


Podcast w/ PG&E CEO Patricia Poppe


Germany Reacts to Trump's UNGA Speech


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