Ep. 39 - Tom Fanning, Argonne National Lab

Published: July 12, 2018, 4:03 p.m.

Episode Content:

  • Tom's introduction to the nuclear industry from a history project.  

  • How Trenoble reinforced the importance of nuclear and safety.  

  • Why reactor physicists are crucial when designing reactors.  

  • Unprotected loss of flow tests and unprotected loss of heat sync tests.  

  • Scram Systems and their importance during a shutdown failure.  

  • The Generation 4 International Forum.  

  • Why it's important to be involved and engaged in the international community.  

  • The difference in start-up procedures for sodium reactors and light water reactors.  

  • SAS and what code means in the nuclear world.  

  • Economic modeling for reactors and the future of sodium technology.