Ep. 75 - Gene Grecheck, Dominion Energy

In this episode we discuss...

• Gene’s background in nuclear engineering and personal journey in the nuclear industry
• The history of nuclear in the US including the aftermath of the Three Mile Island accident
• Plant designs including Westinghouse’s AP1000 and GE’s ESBWR
• The importance of documenting assumptions and managing margins when it comes to nuclear design and performance
• The role of redundancy in safety function
• Economic challenges that impeded the nuclear renaissance
• The environmental benefits of nuclear including its lack of pollutants such as SO2 and nitrous oxide
• Why the market doesn’t yet recognize those benefits and how today’s oversupply of gas slows down the push for nuclear energy
• Challenges we must overcome to reach a worldwide consensus on the necessity of nuclear