Ep 70: Ian Scott, Moltex Energy

In this episode we discuss...

  • Ian's background in biology and personal evolution through the nuclear industry ---
  • Economic challenges within the industry ---
  • A deep dive into molten salt fuel and its chemical makeup including uranium chloride ---
  • The efficiency of uranium oxide versus uranium metal ---
  • Why heat can be stored at a large scale while electricity cannot ---
  • Why molten salt reactors are safer and thus cheaper when it comes to materials and construction ---
  • The life cycle of molten salt reactors ---
  • Why fast reactors aren't sustainable ---
  • How testing in a non-radioactive environment speeds up the time to fuel qualification ---
  • The pros and cons of different nuclear regulators ---
  • Challenges with funding between the government and investors ---
  • Ian's positive outlook on nuclear's future and solving its two key problems of cost and energy storage

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