Ep 23: Steve Unwin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Episode Content:

• Steve's start working on Probabilistic Risk Assessment with the UK Energy Authority.   

• Sizewell B and the significance of the Wash 1400 safety study.   

• Risk assessment v. risk perception.  

• The definition of risk and why it is important to analyze it.  

• The industry's transition to utilizing a risk-informed approach in design.  

• A breakdown of the categorization of nuclear facilities.  

• The viability, benefits, and challenges of extracting uranium from seawater.  

• PNNL's relationship with the Hanford Site.  

• A discussion of reprocessing through a risk assessment perspective.  

• The Golden Age of Nuclear and when it will happen.