Ep 72: David Blee, US Nuclear Industry Council

In this episode we discuss...

• David’s personal journey through the nuclear industry from executive vice president of NAC International to president of the US Nuclear Industry Council
• The history of energy in the US including the Advanced Reactor Program and why it went under
• Why closing the back end of the fuel cycle is important to worldwide trade in the nuclear sector
• The origins of the US Nuclear Industry Council and its start as a backend focus group
• A deep dive into Yucca Mountain’s past, present, and future
• The Nuclear Industry Council’s two main focuses of advanced technology and supply chain and the significance of each
• International competition in the nuclear industry and the US’s edge in human capital
• Financing challenges in the US and how we can overcome them
• David’s outlook on the US nuclear industry including potential non-light water reactor startups microreactors at the Department of Defense complex