Ep. 72 - David Blee, US Nuclear Industry Council

Published: Sept. 10, 2018, 10 a.m.

In this episode we discuss...

  • David’s personal journey through the nuclear industry from executive vice president of NAC International to president of the US Nuclear Industry Council
  • The history of energy in the US including the Advanced Reactor Program and why it went under
  • Why closing the back end of the fuel cycle is important to worldwide trade in the nuclear sector
  • The origins of the US Nuclear Industry Council and its start as a backend focus group
  • A deep dive into Yucca Mountain’s past, present, and future
  • The Nuclear Industry Council’s two main focuses of advanced technology and supply chain and the significance of each
  • International competition in the nuclear industry and the US’s edge in human capital
  • Financing challenges in the US and how we can overcome them
  • David’s outlook on the US nuclear industry including potential non-light water reactor startups microreactors at the Department of Defense complex