Ep. 23 - Steve Unwin, PNNL

Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy - Un pódcast de Bret Kugelmass, Energy Impact Center

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Episode Content:

  • Steve's start working on Probabilistic Risk Assessment with the UK Energy Authority.   

  • Sizewell B and the significance of the Wash 1400 safety study.   

  • Risk assessment v. risk perception.  

  • The definition of risk and why it is important to analyze it.  

  • The industry's transition to utilizing a risk-informed approach in design.  

  • A breakdown of the categorization of nuclear facilities.  

  • The viability, benefits, and challenges of extracting uranium from seawater.  

  • PNNL's relationship with the Hanford Site.  

  • A discussion of reprocessing through a risk assessment perspective.  

  • The Golden Age of Nuclear and when it will happen.  

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