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The rise and fall of nuclear power in the 20th century are even more complicated and weirder than you might think â and yet the themes of global economic systems in flux, misinformation and pseudoscience, the complicated relationship between government and business, and the wide gaps between technological innovation and putting that innovation into practice will all feel familiar.
In this episode, Packy and Julia cover everything from nuclearâs origins in small reactors for submarines and planes after WWII, to its rapid scaling into gigawatt-scale reactors in the 60s and 70s; from President Eisenhowerâs calls for âatoms for peaceâ to the pressures of the original âdecelsâ, the degrowth anti-nuclear environmental movement; from regulatory boosterism to regulatory overreach. And thereâs much to learn about pushing nuclear forward in the 21st century.
Follow this episodeâs guests to learn more: Emmet Penney, Rod Adams, Nick Touran, James Krellenstein, Bret Kugelmass, Alex Epstein, and Mark Nelson
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Episode 2 Resources
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â Packy and Juliaâs Top Picks:
- Who Killed Nuclear Energy, And How To Revive Itâ
by Emmett Penney
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đ©âđŹÂ Papers and Memos:
- Admiral Rickoverâs âPaper Reactorâ memoâ
by Admiral Rickover
- The Rockefeller Foundationâs Influence on Nuclear Energyâ
by Rod Adams
- SPONSOR: Take care of your startupâs accounting with Pilot
- Low dose radiation elongates lifespanâ
by Shizuyo Sutou
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đ Nuclear Books:
- Apocalypse Neverâ
by Michael Shellenberger
- Atoms to Ashes, the History of Nuclear Disastersâ
by Serhii Ploky
- Why Nuclear Power Has Been A Flopâ
by Jack Devanney
- Atomic Awakeningâ
by James Mahaffey
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đïžÂ Nuclear Podcasts:
- Nuke Barbarians podcastâ
by Emmet Penney
- Titans of Nuclear podcastâ
by Bret Kugelmass
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