Ep 144: Bill Fox - Executive Vice President, SNC-Lavalin

Published: April 1, 2019, 3:14 a.m.

In this episode we discuss...

  • Utility-owned design and construction of nuclear reactors
  • The impact of constructability in innovative nuclear reactor designs
  • Challenges of the V.C. Summer nuclear project
  • How to turn nuclear design mistakes into lessons learned for the future
  • Financial challenges of new nuclear technology development, like mPower
  • How generalizing small modular reactor designs affect cost and schedule
  • Differences between nuclear industry visions and realistic expectations for production
  • Opportunity cost benefits of nuclear energy that provide an all-around energy solution