American Nuclear E07: The Case for US Electricity with Richard McPherson
Richard McPherson is a world leading authority on Nuclear Technology. In Episode 7 of the American Nuclear series, we discuss the case for US electricity, the exponential rate increases, and what will happen if we do not start betting on Nuclear as a country. Enjoy!\
American Nuclear E06: Electricity Bind in American Lifestyles with Richard McPherson
Richard McPherson is a world leading authority on Nuclear Technology. In Episode 6 of the American Nuclear series, we discuss the bind we are in as Americans and, in our case, Idahoans with our reliance on electricity. We don’t just need it to turn on and off our lights, but we fundamentally couldn’t exist with our water systems, traffic systems, manufacturing systems, or any other system required for the life support of our communities without it. It is literally the choke point of our entire civilization. Enjoy!
American Nuclear E 05: The Good (ID) The Bad (HI) & The Ugly (CA) with Richard McPherson
Richard McPherson is a world leading authority on Nuclear Technology. In Episode 5 of the American Nuclear series, we discuss the plight of three different states: California, Hawaii, and Idaho. California and Hawaii have some of the most expensive power in the country, and as Richard explains, this was no accident. There are also clear examples of the US political machine selling out American industry to international interests. Idaho, by contrast, has affordable power but could go the way of CA and HI if we are not careful. Enjoy!
American Nuclear E 04: Political Barriers with American Nuclear with Dr. Frostie White
It all begins with an idea.
Dr. Frostie White has spent the last four decades in the American Nuclear Power industry, working in every aspect of the industry. She came in to shed light on the soft barriers to introducing more nuclear power in Idaho and America. Spoiler alert: the barriers are not technology, safety, or capacity. Enjoy!
American Nuclear E 03: Progress of Nuclear Power with Richard McPherson
It all begins with an idea.
Richard McPherson is a world leading authority on Nuclear Technology. In Episode 3 of the American Nuclear series, we discuss the progress America has made since the start of the first nuclear power plant, Shipping Port. It only took the US three years to build and turn on the plant. Now it takes nearly two decades. Enjoy!
American Nuclear E 02: Russian Uranium & the Nuclear Fuel Cycle with Richard McPherson
It all begins with an idea.
Richard McPherson is a world leading authority on Nuclear Technology. In Episode 2 of the American Nuclear series, we discuss the role of Uranium supply in the race for nuclear power, Russia’s control of Uranium, and the nuclear fuel cycle. Enjoy!
American Nuclear E 01: with Richard McPherson
It all begins with an idea.
Richard McPherson is a world leading authority on Nuclear Technology. He has worked in this sector since the mid 1960s and is now educating the country on the realities of Nuclear Energy on what much of the world already knows: nuclear power is the best renewable energy source that the world has. In Episode 1, we discuss the role energy had to play in the rise of American dominance, the role reliable energy had in the two World Wars, and the concerted campaign by communist interests post World War 2 to stop continued American rise to power. Enjoy!