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Ep 16: Don Wolf, Advanced Reactor Concepts

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Episode Content:

  • The ARC origen story through resurrection of a decades old nuclear prototype EBR-2

  • A technical discussion on "closing the fuel cycle", "breeding", "electrochemical refining"

  • The advantages of ARC from a Waste, Cost, Safety and matching market conditions

  • A discussion of sodium and "pool type" vs "loop type" design

  • A discussion of metallic uranium fuel vs uranium oxide

  • Negative reactivity feedback characteristics enabled by neutron leakage

  • Historical examples of this style reactor's inherent safety features

  • A quick comparison of the four metal fuel designs ARC, PRISM, OKLO, and TERRAPOWER

  • Nuclear economics and how to balance economies of scale vs diseconomies of scale

  • Advantages of the Canadian Licensing Regime: 2 stages & risk-based approach

  continue reading

467 episodes

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Manage episode 204124443 series 1963932
Content provided by Bret Kugelmass and Energy Impact Center. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Bret Kugelmass and Energy Impact Center or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Episode Content:

  • The ARC origen story through resurrection of a decades old nuclear prototype EBR-2

  • A technical discussion on "closing the fuel cycle", "breeding", "electrochemical refining"

  • The advantages of ARC from a Waste, Cost, Safety and matching market conditions

  • A discussion of sodium and "pool type" vs "loop type" design

  • A discussion of metallic uranium fuel vs uranium oxide

  • Negative reactivity feedback characteristics enabled by neutron leakage

  • Historical examples of this style reactor's inherent safety features

  • A quick comparison of the four metal fuel designs ARC, PRISM, OKLO, and TERRAPOWER

  • Nuclear economics and how to balance economies of scale vs diseconomies of scale

  • Advantages of the Canadian Licensing Regime: 2 stages & risk-based approach

  continue reading

467 episodes

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