Escape the Technocracy

197 - Debunking Nuclear FUD with Nuclear Hazelnut

Escape the Technocracy

Show Notes

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Nuclear Hazelnut (Jenifer Avellaneda), a nuclear energy advocate. They discuss all the basics of nuclear energy and try to understand why it is not so popular when it is probably the best option humans currently have...

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TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – Guest background 3:15 – Evaluating nuclear as a green energy 7:00 – Fossil fuel lobbies 14:40 – Nuclear energy vs weapons 16:45 – Radiation: fairly common 20:10 – Downsides of nuclear reactors: not a silver bullet 22:45 – Which countries like nuclear energy? 24:10 – Latest developments in nuclear energy 26:55 – The devastating potential scenario with nuclear 30:15 – Women support nuclear significantly less than men: reason? 35:50 – Repercussions of "fossil fuels" 38:10 – What is it like visiting a nuclear reactor? 44:55 – UAE is big on nuclear energy despite plenty of sun and oil – why? 47:40 – Is nuclear representation in entertainment part of the FUD? 50:40 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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