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Transatomic Power
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Transatomic Power

World.Minds, 2015

audio autogenerado
audio autogenerado

Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Scientific
  • Eye Opening

Recommendation

In the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, societies are wary of nuclear energy, and several nations including Germany have committed to phasing out their nuclear power programs. In this engaging presentation, Leslie Dewan, co-founder of Transatomic Power, unveils a safer method for producing nuclear energy. Dewan translates technological jargon into accessible language, and the possibilities she shares are exciting. getAbstract recommends her insights to scientists, environmentalists and all concerned with finding alternatives to fossil fuels.

Take-Aways

  • Following several high-profile nuclear accidents, public support for nuclear energy is lacking. In the 1950s, however, atomic energy enjoyed widespread public approval.
  • Conventional reactors can harness only about 3%-4% of uranium’s potential energy output, and their nuclear waste is highly radioactive.
  • Nuclear scientists at Transatomic Power have designed a new nuclear reactor that can run on nuclear waste.

About the Speaker

Leslie Dewan is co-founder and CEO of Transatomic Power, a company that designs generation IV nuclear reactors.


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