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Ep 68: Dame Sue Ion, British Nuclear Fuels
FromTitans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy
Ep 68: Dame Sue Ion, British Nuclear Fuels
FromTitans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Sep 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode we discuss... How Sue earned her title of “Dame” --- Sue’s background in material science and personal evolution in the nuclear industry --- A deep dive into the UK’s Magnox fuel elements --- The history of nuclear in the UK including its advanced gas coal reactors and its high temperature reactor “Dragon” --- The defamation characteristics and manufacturing routes of reactor clads and challenges Sue worked to resolve --- Dry processes versus wet chemical processes --- The economics and life cycles of waste and decommissioning in nuclear versus other industries --- Modularity and its construction costs --- Sue’s current work at BNFL engaging vendors with constructors
Released:
Sep 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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