Ep 69: Alastair Laird, European Nuclear Society

In this episode we discuss...

• Alastair’s personal evolution in the nuclear industry from working with the first Magnox reactor to his position as president at the European Nuclear Society ---
• A deep dive into the fuel loading process and human factory challenges it poses ---
• Light water reactors versus gas reactors ---
• The processes that go into synchronizing turbines to the grid ---
• The fine-tuned chain reactions necessary to generate steam ---
• Alastair’s work at the ENS advocating for nuclear and the politics involved ---
• Improving communications strategies surrounding nuclear safety ---
• Alastair’s positive outlook on nuclear and its progress towards becoming renewable