Podcasts Technology Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy Ep. 91 - Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear

Ep. 91 - Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear

Published: Oct. 2, 2018, 10 a.m.

In this episode we discuss...

  • Paul’s background in human rights and environmental activism and his personal journey in the nuclear industry
  • The Peaceful Atoms and how it sparked Paul’s concerns surrounding nuclear technology
  • The advent of renewables including wind and solar and how the sector has evolved
  • Paul’s worries regarding the connection between uranium enrichment and weapons
  • The practicality of molten salt reactors
  • Flaws Paul sees in nuclear’s waste management cycle
  • The dangers of spent fuel on human health including the carcinogenic effects of radiation
  • Three Mile Island and the conflicting studies surrounding its consequences on human health
  • Bret and Paul discuss whether or not nuclear poses the fewest risks to the environment and human health compared to other energy sources