Ep 95: Kam Ghaffarian - Founder, Chief Executive Officer, X-Energy

Published: Oct. 6, 2018, 10 a.m.

In this episode we discuss...

  • Kam’s background in engineering and his personal journey in the nuclear industry
  • A behind the scenes look at how Kam started X-Energy
  • Kam’s work at X-Energy developing Generation IV high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor and fuel designs
  • Nuclear challenges and how Kam works to overcome them with methods including fixed cost and fixed timeline
  • Flaws with the application system and its steep cost for nuclear companies
  • Kam’s vision for the nuclear deployment schedule
  • The environmental and human benefits of nuclear energy including supplying clean water through desalination and other treatment