Ep. 91 - Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy - Podcast autorstwa Bret Kugelmass, Energy Impact Center
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In this episode we discuss...
- Paul’s background in human rights and environmental activism and his personal journey in the nuclear industry
- The Peaceful Atoms and how it sparked Paul’s concerns surrounding nuclear technology
- The advent of renewables including wind and solar and how the sector has evolved
- Paul’s worries regarding the connection between uranium enrichment and weapons
- The practicality of molten salt reactors
- Flaws Paul sees in nuclear’s waste management cycle
- The dangers of spent fuel on human health including the carcinogenic effects of radiation
- Three Mile Island and the conflicting studies surrounding its consequences on human health
- Bret and Paul discuss whether or not nuclear poses the fewest risks to the environment and human health compared to other energy sources