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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. 01 Introduction This episode is the seventh in an 8 part series on nuclear reactor technology. In this episode we will describe a topic which has been in the news in recent years, which is "small modular reactors", or SMRs for short. 03 What is an SMR? Basic Definition A small modular reactor is a nuclear reactor that is designed to be largely built in a factory and subject to as little on-site assembly as possible. The main goal is to lower costs by reducing construction times and allowing a more rapid start of return on investment. 04 Sized Based Definition Some people put a numerical size limit on SMRs, saying that they must be no larger than 300 MW to qualify as an SMR. However this limit is not universally accepted, and not all SMR designs fall within this arbitrary limit. I will ignore this numerical limit and just consider anything to be an SMR if it meets the criteria of being largely built in a factory with minimal on-site assembly. 05 The Actual Goal of the SMR Idea The actual goal of the SMR idea is to build reactors rapidly and efficiently on more or less an assembly line basis rather than hand crafting each one. One engineer in the nuclear industry has compared building reactors to building ships. Traditional shipbuilding techniques involved assembling each ship from the keel up on the slipways from individual components. 06 Newer shipbuilding techniques assemble ships as separate "blocks" inside factory-like buildings and then join completed blocks together in a final assembly stage. This requires careful planning and tight quality control, but it results in building ships much more rapidly and economically. This engineer said that SMRs are attempting to bring this newer way of doing things to the nuclear reactor industry as well. 07 SMR Categories - Small Versus Micro 08 Small SMRs 09 Small SMRs and Small Grids 10 Micro SMRs for Micro Loads 13 Micro SMRs for Large Industry 14 SMRs to Power Data Centres 15 What's This Nonsense About "Micro Small Modular Reactor" You Ask? 17 Small Reactors and Modular Reactors That Are Not SMRs 20 Standard Versus Proprietary Fuel 23 Where SMRs are Currently Being Built 24 HTR-PM in China 28 Repurposed Ship Reactors in Russia 31 300 MW BWR in Canada 33 470 MW PWR in UK 35 25 MW PWR in Argentina 37 Various Experimental SMRs 38 Modular Large Reactors 40 Conclusion SMRs are a new trend in nuclear reactor design. However, they are really two different things which fill two different needs. One style is intended to adopt designs which allow for more rapid construction with more of the work being done in the factory and less on the construction site, with the overall goal of reducing costs. The other style is to provide very small reactors to power remote communities and mines, or to provide process heat to large industries. The first SMRs are in operation or under construction. The most promising grid scale designs at present are simply scaled down and simplified conventional designs that use standard commercial fuel. Larger reactors will incorporate modular construction techniques, blurring the lines between them and SMRs. In the next episode we will talk about future reactor technologies, particularly what are referred to as "Generation IV" reactors. Provide feedback on this episode.

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Dnes je to o tom, kto v tejto vojne dlhšie vydrží a preto má podpora Ukrajiny zmysel. Pre Európu je najvýhodnejšie pomôcť Ukrajine a udržať tým ruského agresora čo najďalej od našich hraníc, hovorí pri príležitosti 4. výročia ruskej agresie analytik Andrej Žiarovský. Ako sa zmenila tvár vojny, ako zmenila nás samotných a máme sa báť i jadrového zúčtovania? „Nikto nie je ostrovom samým pre seba, každý je kusom pevniny, súčasťou celku. Smrť každého človeka umenšuje mňa, lebo som súčasťou ľudstva; a preto sa nikdy nepýtaj, komu zvonia do hrobu; zvonia tebe.“Tieto známe slová alžbetínskeho básnika Johna Donna v predvečer štvrtého výročia ruskej agresie na Ukrajine, nadobúdajú dnes desivo hmatateľný a až neuveriteľne krvavý rozmer.Od chvíle, kedy prvé ruské rakety dopadli na spiace ukrajinské mestá, uplynuli presne 4 roky. Je to 208 týždňov, 1 461 dní alebo viac ako 35 000 hodín. Počas každej jednej z nich sa náš svet postupne - kúsok po kúsku, život po živote, zmenšoval o obete, ktoré umreli v troskách Mariupola, v pivniciach Buče či v uliciach Irpiňa.Za každou jednou minútou tohto času je nejaká konkrétne ľudská tragédia - nevinných detí, bezbranných žien či nevládnych starcov ak stareniek, ktorých osudy - či dokonca i umieranie, sledujeme v až hrozivo chladne presnom HD rozlíšení. Deň čo deň, už po celé štyri roky. Sme svedkami konfliktu, ktorý sa nás bytostne dotýka - a to nielen jeho až bezprostrednou blízkosťou, ale aj tým, ako radikálne predefinoval samotné metódy i stratégie vojny.Tradičné mohutné tankové bitky či hrozivé roje bombardovacích zväzov - alebo zvuky delestreleckej bubnovej paľby vystriedali počítačové algoritmy, autonómne drony s umelou inteligenciou ako i neviditeľný elektronický boj, ktorý paralyzuje celé mestá či regióny. Vojna sa tak presunula zo zákopov priamo na naše obrazovky, kde sa krvavé a kruté zabíjanie stalo interaktívnym a všadeprítomným obsahom sociálnych sietí. Smrť, krv, krutosť, bolesť i zabíjanie tak môžeme sledovať priamo z pohodlia našich bezpečných obývačiek. Akoby to nebolo o nás.Na Ukrajine sme sa akoby vrátili k zákopom prvej svetovej vojny, vojna sa transformovala na opotrebovávací konflikt, kde rozhoduje ako ekonomika, tak i vôľa k víťazstvu. Na rozdiel od zákopov Verdunu však tento krvavý konflikt dnes môžeme sledovať doslova v priamom prenose. Ukrajinský konflikt sa zmenil na opotrebovávajúcu vojnu, zvíťazí silnejšia ekonomika, ale najmä to, kto bude mať silnejšiu vôľu, hovorí analytik Andrej Žiarovský.O tom, ako sa v celom tomto digitálnom pekle zmenila tvár moderného boja, čo to spravilo s našim vnímaním vojny, ale aj o tom, ako zásadne sa posunul vývoj moderných zbraní - ako aj taktík a stratégií vedenia vojny, budeme hovoriť s analytikom Andrejom Žiarovským. Stal sa dron kráľom bojiska a máme sa báť jadrovej “mŕtvej ruky”?Sledujete Ráno Nahlas, pekný deň a pokoj v duši praje Braňo Dobšinský.

Dnes je to o tom, kto v tejto vojne dlhšie vydrží a preto má podpora Ukrajiny zmysel. Pre Európu je najvýhodnejšie pomôcť Ukrajine a udržať tým ruského agresora čo najďalej od našich hraníc, hovorí pri príležitosti 4. výročia ruskej agresie analytik Andrej Žiarovský. Ako sa zmenila tvár vojny, ako zmenila nás samotných a máme sa báť i jadrového zúčtovania? „Nikto nie je ostrovom samým pre seba, každý je kusom pevniny, súčasťou celku. Smrť každého človeka umenšuje mňa, lebo som súčasťou ľudstva; a preto sa nikdy nepýtaj, komu zvonia do hrobu; zvonia tebe.“Tieto známe slová alžbetínskeho básnika Johna Donna v predvečer štvrtého výročia ruskej agresie na Ukrajine, nadobúdajú dnes desivo hmatateľný a až neuveriteľne krvavý rozmer.Od chvíle, kedy prvé ruské rakety dopadli na spiace ukrajinské mestá, uplynuli presne 4 roky. Je to 208 týždňov, 1 461 dní alebo viac ako 35 000 hodín. Počas každej jednej z nich sa náš svet postupne - kúsok po kúsku, život po živote, zmenšoval o obete, ktoré umreli v troskách Mariupola, v pivniciach Buče či v uliciach Irpiňa.Za každou jednou minútou tohto času je nejaká konkrétne ľudská tragédia - nevinných detí, bezbranných žien či nevládnych starcov ak stareniek, ktorých osudy - či dokonca i umieranie, sledujeme v až hrozivo chladne presnom HD rozlíšení. Deň čo deň, už po celé štyri roky. Sme svedkami konfliktu, ktorý sa nás bytostne dotýka - a to nielen jeho až bezprostrednou blízkosťou, ale aj tým, ako radikálne predefinoval samotné metódy i stratégie vojny.Tradičné mohutné tankové bitky či hrozivé roje bombardovacích zväzov - alebo zvuky delestreleckej bubnovej paľby vystriedali počítačové algoritmy, autonómne drony s umelou inteligenciou ako i neviditeľný elektronický boj, ktorý paralyzuje celé mestá či regióny. Vojna sa tak presunula zo zákopov priamo na naše obrazovky, kde sa krvavé a kruté zabíjanie stalo interaktívnym a všadeprítomným obsahom sociálnych sietí. Smrť, krv, krutosť, bolesť i zabíjanie tak môžeme sledovať priamo z pohodlia našich bezpečných obývačiek. Akoby to nebolo o nás.Na Ukrajine sme sa akoby vrátili k zákopom prvej svetovej vojny, vojna sa transformovala na opotrebovávací konflikt, kde rozhoduje ako ekonomika, tak i vôľa k víťazstvu. Na rozdiel od zákopov Verdunu však tento krvavý konflikt dnes môžeme sledovať doslova v priamom prenose. Ukrajinský konflikt sa zmenil na opotrebovávajúcu vojnu, zvíťazí silnejšia ekonomika, ale najmä to, kto bude mať silnejšiu vôľu, hovorí analytik Andrej Žiarovský.O tom, ako sa v celom tomto digitálnom pekle zmenila tvár moderného boja, čo to spravilo s našim vnímaním vojny, ale aj o tom, ako zásadne sa posunul vývoj moderných zbraní - ako aj taktík a stratégií vedenia vojny, budeme hovoriť s analytikom Andrejom Žiarovským. Stal sa dron kráľom bojiska a máme sa báť jadrovej “mŕtvej ruky”?Sledujete Ráno Nahlas, pekný deň a pokoj v duši praje Braňo Dobšinský.

Feb 9, 2026: The Future of the Chip Industry1) Elon Musk wants Tesla to bypass Taiwan Semi and to build his own massive "TeraFab" facilities that would supply 20% of the world's chips.2) Datacenters that are launched into Low Earth Orbit would operate more efficiently with lower temperatures, zero-gravity, and with abundant solar power.3) Meta Platforms' new 5 gigawatt Hyperion AI lab will require more power than the current output of America's largest nuclear power plant.These aren't just science fiction ideas, nor are they purely academic discussions.These are actual projects on the table, which would cost hundreds of billions of dollars and years of dedicated effort to complete.And their technological, commercial, and geopolitical implications would be felt everywhere across the world.I recently spoke with Robert Quinn about the future of the semiconductor industry.Robert has spent three decades advising companies, investors, and institutions on how to design and operate fabs and then to optimize their yields.On our show, we discuss Elon's latest ambitions, whether "the AI Bubble" is actually "an inflection point of demand" and several of the important bottlenecks the industry is facing.We also describe investing opportunities, including chip designer NVIDIA, equipment provider ASML, and quantum innovator IonQ.

Join EEG legend Jay Gunkelman (500,000+ brain scans read) and host Pete Jansons for a deep dive into how montage selection changes what you see in brain maps — and why it matters for clinical accuracy.From LORETA source analysis to the newly validated male vs. female EEG differences, Jay breaks it all down with his signature "bad art" screen shares, landmark UCLA research, and real-world clinical insight.

Die KI-Ära ist zugleich das Revival der Atomkraft. US-Präsident Trump will die amerikanischen Atomkapazitäten bis 2050 auf 400 Gigawatt vervierfachen. Doch gut drei Jahre nach der Weltpremiere von ChatGPT bauen die USA kein einziges neues Atomkraftwerk: Die Branche kämpft stattdessen mit spröden Rohren und fehlenden Unterlagen in alten AKW - und verzettelt sich mit immer neuen Entwürfen für neue Minireaktoren. Gast: Tim Judson, Direktor der amerikanischen Anti-Atomorganisation Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) Den World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) finden Sie hier: https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/ Moderation: Christian Herrmann Sie haben Fragen? Schreiben Sie eine E-Mail an podcasts@ntv.de Sie möchten "Wieder was gelernt" unterstützen? Dann bewerten Sie den Podcast gerne bei Apple Podcasts oder Spotify. Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von Julep Media: sales@julep.de

In the latest episode of The DCF Show Podcast, Data Center Frontier founder Rich Miller joins present DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent and Senior Editor David Chernicoff to examine where the data center industry stands as AI infrastructure moves from announcement to execution. Miller also discusses his new Data Center Richness podcast and Substack project, which explores how data center professionals consume content and learn about the rapidly evolving industry. With information overload now a reality, Miller's goal is to distill the most important signals shaping infrastructure decisions. The conversation then turns to what defines 2026 for data centers: execution. After a year filled with megaproject announcements, the industry now faces the harder task of actually delivering campuses at AI scale—often under severe power constraints. With utilities struggling to keep pace, on-site generation is shifting from temporary solution to long-term strategy, as developers seek reliable ways to power projects while easing community concerns about grid impacts. Public resistance has also become a major factor. Miller notes that community opposition is now delaying or halting billions of dollars in projects, forcing operators to rethink how they engage with local stakeholders. Issues like power pricing and water usage are increasingly central to project approval. On the technology front, Nvidia's roadmap continues to reshape infrastructure planning, with rack densities rising sharply, liquid cooling becoming standard, and new power distribution models emerging to support AI factories. At the same time, Miller expects the market to stratify, with some operators specializing in AI factories while others serve cloud and enterprise demand. The discussion also touches on nuclear power's future role, with data centers positioning themselves as anchor customers, though meaningful SMR deployment remains years away. Ultimately, Miller argues that the industry is moving faster than ever, and 2026 will reveal how well today's massive investments translate into real deployments. As he concludes: the next phase belongs to those who can deliver.

Join EEG legend Jay Gunkelman (500,000+ brain scans read) and host Pete Jansons for a thorough exploration of Sensorimotor Rhythm (SMR) — the calming, stabilizing brainwave discovered by Barry Sterman.From cats trained on SMR that resisted toxic rocket fuel seizures (NASA origins) to modern uses in ADHD, epilepsy, insomnia, fibromyalgia, and arousal regulation — this episode breaks down the science, circuits, and clinical realities.✅ Key Topics Covered:Barry Sterman's breakthrough: SMR-trained cats survived rocket fuel doses that caused vomiting, panting, salivating, and seizures in controls (ruined the dose-response curve)Brain circuitry: Thalamus (ventroposterior lateral nucleus) + reticular nucleus (acetylcholine bursts) → sensory-motor cortex feedback → red nucleus quieting → muscle spindle relaxationSMR as daytime "sleep spindle": Stabilizes red nucleus (Parkinsonism target), cuts sympathetic drive, deeper muscle relaxation, reduces sensory feedback to thalamusBenefits: Epilepsy stabilization, fibromyalgia (quiets sympathetic input to red nucleus), ADHD clusters (excess theta/alpha, beta compensation), arousal-performance curve centeringRisks: Overtraining SMR drops arousal too far → underarousal/grogginess/rebound giddiness (like kids pre-bedtime); counter with anterior beta (17Hz functional beta on tasks)Arousal-performance: SMR = brakes (calms overarousal); beta = accelerator (fixes underarousal); no fixed sessions (10 for mild insomnia, 24+ for severe)ADHD insights: Frontal suppressor strip → caudate/putamen/globus pallidus/thalamus loop (excess GABA inhibition); beta magnitude increases (more events, not amplitude)

Kan Sverige bygga kärnkraft snabbare? Och blir det lönsamt för samhället? I detta avsnitt får vi besök av Jacob Stedman, VD för Blykalla, ett av Sveriges mest omtalade startups som utvecklar små modulära kärnkraftsreaktorer (SMR). Vi dyker djupt ner i tekniken, finansieringen och framtiden för kärnkraft i Sverige och världen. I veckans avsnitt medverkar: - Jacob Bursell - Lars Jörnow - Petter Hjertstedt - Och vår gäst Jacob Stedman - VD Blykalla --- TIDSSTÄMPLAR *00:00:00* - Intro: Kärnkraft på agendan *00:01:00* - Jacob Stedman: Medelålders män älskar kärnkraft *00:02:00* - Davos: AI driver energibehovet *00:03:00* - Opinionen har vänt: Stort stöd för kärnkraft i Sverige *00:04:00* - Energikrisen 2021: När elen kostade 5 kr/kWh *00:07:00* - Varför Sverige tog billig el för givet *00:09:00* - Energi som boom and bust-industri *00:12:00* - Sveriges historiska bedrift: 12 reaktorer på lika många år *00:14:00* - Små modulära reaktorer (SMR): Vad är det? *00:16:00* - Förbudet mot kärnkraftsforskning 1986 *00:17:00* - Jacobs bakgrund: Från e-handel på 90-talet till kärnkraft *00:21:00* - Vad är Blykalla? Blykyld kärnkraft från fabrik *00:23:00* - Tekniken: Sovjetiska ubåtar och Jakten på röd oktober *00:26:00* - Passiv säkerhet: Reaktorer som sköter sig själva *00:28:00* - 4% av effekten, 2% av kostnaden *00:30:00* - Kunderna: Amazon, Meta och datacenter *00:32:00* - Behind the meter vs elnätet: Olika modeller *00:35:00* - USA:s plan: 200 GW ny kärnkraft på 25 år *00:38:00* - Finansieringsmodellen: Prisdifferenskontrakt förklarat *00:42:00* - Statliga lån via Riksgälden: Hur fungerar det? *00:45:00* - Riskdelning: Vad händer om projektet blir försenat? *00:48:00* - Internationellt kapital: Intresset för svensk kärnkraft *00:51:00* - Olika finansieringsmodeller: UK vs Tjeckien vs Sverige *00:53:00* - LCOE: Livstidskostnad för el – 50-60 öre/kWh *00:56:00* - Global marknad: USA, Europa och varför inte Kina *01:00:00* - Tyskland: Från 4% till 44% stöd för kärnkraft *01:02:00* - Vad ger billigast el? Kärnkraft vs vind vs sol *01:04:00* - Boom and bust: Drömscenario för Europa *01:06:00* - Avslutning: Nästa vecka med ny konstellation --- *ÄMNEN SOM DISKUTERAS* • *Blykalla och SMR-teknologi* - Små modulära reaktorer som byggs på fabrik och levereras på lastbil • *Blykyld teknologi* - Hur flytande bly som kylmedel möjliggör kompakta, passivt säkra reaktorer • *Sveriges kärnkraftshistoria* - Från världsledande på 60-70-talet till dagens renässans • *Finansieringsmodellen* - Prisdifferenskontrakt, statliga lån och privat kapital förklarat • *Investeringsrisker* - Vad händer vid förseningar? Vem tar kostnaderna? • *Internationellt perspektiv* - USA:s massiva satsning: 200 GW på 25 år • *Datacenter och AI* - Amazon och Meta investerar i kärnkraft för sina serverhallar • *Opinionsförskjutningen* - Från rädsla till acceptans: Tyskland som extremt exempel • *LCOE-jämförelser* - Livstidskostnader: Kärnkraft 50-60 öre vs vind vs sol • *Energisäkerhet* - Effekt vs pris: Varför enbart billig el inte räcker • *Europeisk konkurrenskraft* - Kan billig kärnkraft rädda europeisk industri? • *Reglering och tillstånd* - Varför det tar decennier att bygga kärnkraft i västvärlden • *Marknadens vs statens roll* - Hybrid-modellen: Bäst av två världar? --- *OM PODDEN* Marknaden består avJacob Bursell, Hampus Brodén, Viktor Fritzén, Johan Isaksson, Lars Jörnow och Petter Hjertstedt. #kärnkraft #smr #blykalla #energi #sverige #kärnkraftsverk #ai #datacenter #investering #finans #marknaden #podcast #svenska

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This week on Energy Transition Today, we examine Germany's decision to pause its offshore wind tenders following the country's first failed auction, and what the move signals for developer appetite across Europe's offshore sector.We also cover Ørsted's long-awaited divestment of its European onshore portfolio, TenneT Germany's partial sale to KfW to unlock critical grid investment, and fresh hydrogen offtake developments linking Germany to Saudi Arabia's green ammonia projects. Elsewhere, we unpack Poland's latest gas and solar financing activity and Denmark's faltering CCUS tender.  We close the episode with the UK's evolving approach to small modular reactors, as the government sets out a formal pipeline intended to support privately funded SMR deployment while raising big questions around risk and regulation.Hosts: Maya Chavvakula, Dan Burge, Mathilde DorbessanEdit: Mathilde DorbessanReach out to us at: podcasts@inspiratia.comFind all of our latest news and analysis by subscribing to inspiratia For tickets to our events email conferences@inspiratia.com or buy them directly on our website. Listen to all our episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other providers. Music credit: NDA/Show You instrumental/Tribe of Noise©2025 inspiratia. All rights reserved.This content is protected by copyright. Please respect the author's rights and do not copy or reproduce it without permission.

Już za 10 lat polska energetyka ma zmienić się nie do poznania. Będziemy mieli prawie 3x więcej wiatraków na lądzie, 2x więcej fotowoltaiki oraz SMR-y. Co wypadnie z systemu? Przede wszystkim: węgiel. O tych wszystkich rewolucjach mówi nowy plan PSE, który omawiam w najnowszym odcinku.Dokument źródłowy dostępny jest publicznie na stronach PSE.

Sam Hartmann, VP of Exploration at F3 Uranium (OTCQB: FUUFF | TSXV: FUU) thinks the catalysts driving the uranium market continue to grow stronger, and he points out that although AI data centers and SMR adoption are interesting narratives, it's the glaring and growing supply deficit that will drive this market to higher prices. Sam also breaks down how F3 Uranium fits into the picture, with a focused vision on advancing its newly discovered JR Zone and discovering additional zones of uranium mineralization in the southwest Athabasca Basin.F3 Uranium Website: https://f3uranium.comFollow F3 Uranium on X: https://x.com/F3UraniumDisclaimer: Commodity Culture was compensated by F3 Uranium for producing this interview. Jesse Day is not a shareholder of F3 Uranium. Nothing contained in this video is to be construed as investment advice, do your own due diligence.Follow Jesse Day on X: https://x.com/jessebdayCommodity Culture on Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/CommodityCulture

Stocks for Beginners and Tykr proudly present "Weekend Watchlist". We dissect a company using Tykr's risk rating and fair value analysis process. Learn how to avoid emotional mistakes, choose investments with a rationale, and build wealth with confidence. Get your free trial and special discount offer. Join Tykr today and take advantage of this special offer of 30% off with coupon code SAVE30. See for yourself why Tykr is the essential tool for every serious DIY share investor. 14-day free trial included, then a no-quibble 30-day money back guarantee: Get your free trial and special discount offer. Is NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) a smart nuclear stock pick for 2026 or just hype? In this beginner-friendly Weekend Watchlist episode, we dissect SMR – the leader in small modular reactors (SMRs) – its NRC-certified tech, engineering revenue, and why it's burning cash while scaling up. It's a catalyst play but are you ready for the possible downside risk? Disclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use this link to make a purchase. You will receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they're offering something of value. Stocks for Beginners is a production of Finpods Pty Ltd. The advice shared on Stocks for Beginners is general in nature and does not consider your individual circumstances. Opinions expressed by guests are theirs alone and may not represent the views of Finpods, Money Sherpa, or Phil Muscatello. Stocks for Beginners exists purely for educational and entertainment purposes and should not be relied upon to make an investment or financial decision. If you do choose to buy a financial product, read the PDS, TMD, and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored towards your needs. Philip Muscatello and Finpods Pty Ltd are authorised representatives of Money Sherpa PTY LTD ABN - 321649 27708, AFSL - 451289. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shares for Beginners and Tykr proudly present "Weekend Watchlist". We dissect a company using Tykr's risk rating and fair value analysis process. Learn how to avoid emotional mistakes, choose investments with a rationale, and build wealth with confidence. Get your free trial and special discount offer. Join Tykr today and take advantage of this special offer of 30% off with coupon code SAVE30. See for yourself why Tykr is the essential tool for every serious DIY share investor. 14-day free trial included, then a no-quibble 30-day money back guarantee: Get your free trial and special discount offer. Is NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) a smart nuclear stock pick for 2026 or just hype? In this beginner-friendly Weekend Watchlist episode, we dissect SMR – the leader in small modular reactors (SMRs) – its NRC-certified tech, engineering revenue, and why it's burning cash while scaling up. It's a catalyst play but are you ready for the possible downside risk? Disclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use this link to make a purchase. You will receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they're offering something of value. Shares for Beginners is a production of Finpods Pty Ltd. The advice shared on Shares for Beginners is general in nature and does not consider your individual circumstances. Opinions expressed by guests are theirs alone and may not represent the views of Finpods, Money Sherpa, or Phil Muscatello. Shares for Beginners exists purely for educational and entertainment purposes and should not be relied upon to make an investment or financial decision. If you do choose to buy a financial product, read the PDS, TMD, and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored towards your needs. Philip Muscatello and Finpods Pty Ltd are authorised representatives of Money Sherpa PTY LTD ABN - 321649 27708, AFSL - 451289. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Mike Laufer, Co-Founder and CEO of Kairos Power, for a robust nuclear-focused discussion. Kairos recently marked its nine-year anniversary and has grown to 500+ employees across its headquarters in Alameda, CA, its manufacturing development campus in Albuquerque, NM, and its Hermes Demonstration Reactor Campus in Oak Ridge, TN. Kairos is developing its fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR), which pairs TRISO pebble fuel with a low-pressure molten-salt coolant (“Flibe”) and is designed for modular deployment, including a two-reactor/one-turbine configuration delivering up to ~150 MWe. The company's Oak Ridge program includes Hermes 1, the first non-water-cooled reactor to receive an NRC construction permit, and Hermes 2, a commercial-scale demonstration plant intended to supply electricity to the grid. Mike earned his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. His research included work in reactor safety, design, licensing, and code validation for advanced non-light water reactors. We were thrilled to visit with Mike. In our conversation, Mike shares the early vision behind Kairos, the company's focus on U.S. electricity markets and building a reactor that can compete on cost, and their strategy centered on iterative hardware demonstrations and vertical integration. We discuss system-level parallelization, developing upstream/downstream “balance-of-plant” elements alongside reactor work to compress timelines and de-risk full-system integration, NRC engagement dating back to 2018, safety case fundamentals, sizing and product configuration, and how the Google partnership supports a sequence of deployments toward ~500 MW by 2035 (Google announcement linked here). Mike offers a realistic view of the nuclear learning curve and what it takes to drive down cost and schedule uncertainty over successive projects, how Kairos structured the Google deployment pathway, and the importance of setting achievable targets. We touch on how SMR winners and losers will be determined by project execution and delivery, not announcements, and Mike highlights common pitfalls in the conventional U.S. nuclear project model, including fragmented roles and misaligned incentives. We discuss Kairos's centralized “hub” model with clear decision-making authority, its approach to validating partners and execution steps at smaller scale before taking on multi-billion-dollar FOAK risk, and how the organization maintains efficiency by balancing multiple deliverables and hiring “wildly competent” people comfortable with ambiguity. We also cover how commodity inflation and supply-chain depth affect planning, Kairos's focus on strategic supplier partnerships, particularly in steel, concrete, and precast concrete, the importance of public trust and earning long-term community support, how non-nuclear test systems build real operating capability and flexible operating models, how AI may eventually improve execution and reliability, and much more. We're very grateful to Mike for sharing his time and expertise with us. Mike Bradley kicked off the show by noting that the 10-year U.S. bond yield appears to have temporarily stabilized around 4.2% and is awaiting Wednesday's FOMC rate decision. Most expect the Fed to leave interest rates unchanged, though volatility could ensue if they don't! On the crude oil front, WTI price has inched up to $62/bbl amid continued bearishness in financial contract length and recent severe winter weather. There's speculation that this Polar Vortex (which we've dubbed the “Polar Pig”) has reduced U.S. oil production by ~1.5mmbpd. On the natural gas front, the Polar Pig has spiked prompt U.S. natural gas price to ~$6/MM

Marknaden byter skinn! Vi har samlat fem härliga personer som på olika sätt jobbar med energi, AI, krypto finans och investeringar. Marknaden består av: - *Petter Hjertstedt* - f.d. CFO Tethys Oil - *Johan Isaksson* - privatinvesterare och poddlegend från Börspodden. - *Lars Jörnow* - medgrundare EQT Ventures. - *Jacob Bursell* - ekonomijournalist & poddare, Monopol Media. - *Hampus Brodén* - medgrundare & VD på Stabelo. - *Viktor Fritzén* - styrelseproffs, (tf) CFO på Montrose. I veckans avsnitt: Hampus, Viktor Johan och Jacob diskuterar OpenAI:s överraskande beslut att börja sälja annonser, konkurrensen med Google, de hysteriska investeringarna i datahallar och AI-infrastruktur. Är allt en enorm bubbla, eller är det försvarbara investeringar. --- ## *TIDSSTÄMPLAR* *00:00:00** - Intro: Marknaden är tillbaka i ny skepnad *00:03:00** - OpenAI börjar sälja annonser – varningssignal? *00:05:00** - Hampus: OpenAI:s utmanande situation mot Google *00:07:00** - Viktor: Lock-in-effekten när AI "känner dig" *00:11:00* - 400-500 miljarder dollar i AI-investeringar *00:14:00* - Vinstpotential vs kapitalkostnader *00:17:00* - Var hamnar värdet i AI-kedjan? *00:20:00* - Applikationslaget och VC-finansiering *00:24:00* - Spotify-parallellen: Reklamfinansiering vs prenumeration *00:27:00* - World Models och framtida compute-behov *00:31:00* - Michael Burry kritik: Avskrivningstider och chiplivslängd *00:36:00* - Chipens ekonomiska livslängd och nyttjandegrad *00:39:00* - Varför investeras det så snabbt? 3000 miljarder på tre år *00:42:00* - Prisoner's dilemma: Alla måste hänga med *00:47:00* - Energifrågan: AI:s växande elbehov *00:52:00* - SMR:er och hyperscalers *00:57:00* - Kärnkraft vs förnybart *01:02:00* - Tyskland vs Frankrike i energipolitik *01:07:00* - Trump 2.0 och handelspolitik *01:12:00* - Europa: Draghi-rapporten och konkurrenskraft --- ## *FEEDBACK & TIPS* Twitter: @marknaden_podd Mail: kontakt [a] monopol.se --- ## *ÄMNEN SOM DISKUTERAS* • *OpenAI & Annonsmodellen* - Varför börjar ChatGPT sälja annonser? Är det ett tecken på finansiell press eller smart affär? • *AI-konkurrensen* - Google vs OpenAI: Vem har bäst förutsättningar? Diskussion om GPU:er, molntjänster, IP-rättigheter och distribution • *Lock-in-effekter* - Hur AI-modeller "lär känna" användare och skapar stickiness • *Energifrågan* - AI:s enorma energibehov och kärnkraftens roll i framtiden • *SMR:er och hyperscalers* - Small Modular Reactors som lösning för datacenter • *Geopolitik & Energi* - Tyskland vs Frankrike, Kina bygger 150 reaktorer • *Västs infrastrukturproblem* - Varför tar det decennier att bygga här? • *Trump 2.0* - Förändrad handelspolitik och tullar • * Europa vs Kina/USA* - Draghi-rapporten och konkurrenskraft • *Reglering som hinder* - AI Act och överreglering i Europa • *Tech-jättar* - Varför misslyckades Europa skapa sina egna FAANG? • *Riskkapital & Exits* - Strukturella problem i Europas tech-ekosystem • *Investeringsläget* - AI-bubbla eller inte? Diskussion om värderingar • *Google som investering* - Deep value eller fundamental risk? • *IT-bubblan som parallell* - Lärdomar från år 2000 --- #marknaden #ekonomi #ai #openai #google #energi #kärnkraft #finans #investering #tech #europa #kina #usa #trump #podcast #svenska

Afgelopen week was in Den Haag een meerdaagse internationale SMR-conferentie. De kleine modulaire kernreactor heeft al enige tijd de wind vól in de zeilen. De doorbraak lijkt dan ook aanstaande. Maar, is al dat enthousiasme ook terecht? Waar staat de SMR precies, tussen hype en haalbaarheid? Ik vraag het Floriske Deutman, organisator van de conferentie en voorzitter van de Stichting Energietransitie en Kernenergie (SEK).

This episode of The Green Insider featured an interview with Rod Baltzer, President and CEO of Deep Isolation, who discussed the company’s innovative approach to nuclear waste disposal using horizontal drilling techniques. Rod explained Deep Isolation’s solution for spent nuclear fuel disposal and their global consultancy work in nuclear decommissioning and waste management, highlighting projects in various countries and their collaboration with national radioactive waste management organizations Deep Isolation's Solution Proposes a less expensive, faster alternative using small, modular, and transportable disposal systems. Utilizes directional drilling to bury canisters with spent fuel up to 2 miles underground. Each borehole can be drilled in under 2 months, holds about 200 canisters, and 20 boreholes can accommodate 60 years of fuel from a large reactor. Global Consultancy Projects Deep Isolation consults internationally, including with the UK Decommissioning Authority, Estonia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Bulgaria. Recent work includes a U.S. grant to help Bulgaria align its regulations with International Atomic Energy Agency standards. Nuclear Waste Management Focus Consultancy covers regulatory gap analysis, geology, waste form safety, and economics. Collaborate's with national waste management organizations and advanced reactor companies like Kairos and Curio. Nuclear Energy's Role in Sustainability Nuclear energy is seen as essential for meeting future energy demands, especially for AI and data centers. Acceptance of nuclear energy depends on effective waste disposal solutions and public perception. European regulations penalize new nuclear projects without operational disposal facilities by 2050. Universal Canister System Deep Isolation's universal canister allows storage, transport, and disposal without repackaging, reducing costs and worker risk. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) SMRs offer market expansion potential due to their transportability and efficient construction. Deep Isolation can design disposal solutions for various SMR waste types, supporting both co-located and centralized repositories. The discussion concluded with insights on the future of nuclear energy, including its role in meeting growing energy demands and the importance of developing disposal solutions to increase its acceptance, with plans for a full-scale demonstration project in 2026. To be an Insider Please subscribe to The Green Insider powered by ERENEWABLE wherever you get your podcast from and remember to leave us a five-star rating. This podcast is sponsored by UTSI International. To learn more about our sponsor or ask about being a sponsor, contact ERENEWABLE and the Green Insider Podcast. The post An Innovative Nuclear Waste Disposal Solution appeared first on eRENEWABLE.

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Greenland, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia – USA is the world’s Cop again? More .. Housing, Credit cards, Fannie and Freddie – all in week’s work.. Retail investors in control – don’t care about the noise. PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter   Warm-Up - Greenland, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia - USA is the world's Cop again? - More .. Housing, Credit cards, Fannie and Freddie - all in week's work.. - Retail investors in control - don't care about the noise Markets - DJIA plowing ahead - NASDAQ on fire - what can stop this? - Nuclear stocks back in play - Defense names on the move - Interesting economic news. FIRST - President Donald Trump said drug “cartels are running Mexico,” and suggested the U.S. military could start land strikes against them there. - The comments come on the heels of suggestions that Trump could take military action in Cuba and Colombia, and to annex Greenland. - The Trump administration has reportedly carried out 35 known strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, killing 115 individuals. - I will be going to Mexico later this week for a couple of days..... Retail Ruling - Retail traders have extended a buying spree into the new year, following a record-setting performance in 2025, with purchases in the first four trading days of January hitting the second-highest level in almost eight months. - Individual investors have bought about $10.1 billion of US equities since the start of the year, mainly via exchange-traded funds, far exceeding the 12-month weekly average. - Retail investors' confidence has helped stabilize markets during recent pullbacks, and if they keep snapping up equities, gains in the US stock market are likely to persist, according to analysts. Employment Report - 4.4% Unemployment Rate - Nonfarm Payroll Employment: U.S. employers added +50,000 jobs in December 2025. This came in below economists' expectations (consensus around 60,000–73,000) and was a slowdown from the downwardly revised +56,000 in November. - Unemployment Rate: Edged down slightly to 4.4% (from a revised 4.5% in November), contrary to forecasts of 4.5%. The number of unemployed people remained around 7.5 million, showing little change. - Full-Year 2025 Performance: Total payroll growth for the year was just +584,000 jobs (average monthly gain of +49,000), marking one of the weakest years for hiring since 2020 (impacted by the pandemic). This is a sharp drop from +2.0 million added in 2024 (average +168,000 monthly). -Revisions to Prior Months: -- October 2025: Revised down to -173,000 (from -105,000, reflecting federal government buyouts and shutdown effects). -- November 2025: Revised down by 8,000 to +56,000. -- Combined October–November: 76,000 fewer jobs than previously reported. GDP - HOT - Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari (voting FOMC member) on CNBC says it is very surprising how strong GDP growth is; says labor market is clearly cooling; says inflation still too high; has confidence housing inflation will trend down - Q3 at +3.8% and Atlanta GDP NOW is predicting that Q4 will come in at +5.1% More Eco - Productivity (Prelim Q3): 4.9% vs. 2.5% consensus - Productivity measures output per hour worked. A jump to 4.9% (almost double the consensus) suggests businesses are producing much more per labor hour than expected. Prior was revised up to 4.1% from 3.3%, so the trend is strengthening. WOW! Unit Labor Costs (Prelim Q3): -1.9% vs. +0.8% consensus - Unit labor costs measure labor cost per unit of output. A negative number means costs per unit are falling. Prior revised to -2.9% from +1.0%, so costs have been dropping sharply. -Could be due to technology adoption, automation, or efficiency improvements. Post-pandemic restructuring and leaner operations may have boosted output without adding labor. OOOOOOOPS - White House official says Truth Social disclosure of December jobs report was an "inadvertent release"; says White House will review protocols - CNBC  What next? - President Donald Trump called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, effective Jan. 20, without specifying details. - Trump wrote on social media that the American Public will no longer be "ripped off" by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more. - Maybe because of this: Hours before his message on Friday, Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, said on X: “Trump promised to cap credit card interest rates at 10% and stop Wall Street from getting away with murder. Instead, he deregulated big banks charging up to 30% interest on credit cards.” - BUT! Credit card companies will not be forced to issue credit - right? It will hurt people that need credit for business, personal or other needs. Then there was this: - Mortgage rates fell sharply on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump said on social media that he is instructing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds. - “This will drive Mortgage Rates DOWN, monthly payments DOWN, and make the cost of owning a home more affordable,” he said in the Truth Social post. - Still not clear where the money will come from and hot this actually works with the current structure of Fannie and Freddie - Talk of Fannie/Freddie IPO? --- Both are still still in conservatorship and book value per share still negative - SO WHERE DOES MONEY COME FROM? OHHHHH - How about this - 4PM browbeating for the Defense companies - RTX was in the hotseat (as were others) taking the wrath of Pres Trump saying that they were basically fat and happy and ripping off the taxpayer - No more dividends and no more buybacks was the call - Stocks dropped 5% into the close and then more after - 30 minutes later - conversation changed and the idea of a move from $1T in spending for the defense budget should move to $1.5T in 2027. ----- Where does that money come from? - Stocks JUMPED! Can't Ignore this - Trump suggesting that Corporations and institutional investors cannot buy single family homes - “People live in homes, not corporations,” he said. - The argument is that corporate ownership has helped push housing further out of reach for everyday Americans. - It is for that reason, and much more, that I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it. - Invitation Homes, which is the largest renter of single-family homes in the country, tumbled 6%. Shares of Blackstone, an investing firm that owns and rents single-family homes, dropped more than 5%. Private equity firm Apollo Global Management also declined over 5%. Then there is this... - DOJ putting he screws to Powell - The Trump administration has ramped up its pressure campaign on the U.S. central bank, threatening to indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over comments he made to Congress about a building renovation project, prompting the Fed chief to call the move a "pretext" to gain more influence over the ?setting of interest rates. - The latest development in a long-running effort by U.S. President Donald Trump to push the Fed to dramatically lower rates had immediate fallout in Washington and on global markets. - Powell came out with a video over the weekend. - Initially futures were down

Nhu cầu tiêu thụ điện của ngành công nghiệp Việt Nam, nơi đặt cơ sở sản xuất của nhiều tập đoàn đa quốc gia như Samsung và Apple, thường xuyên vượt quá nguồn cung, vốn bị ảnh hưởng bởi thời tiết cực đoan ngày càng thường xuyên, như hạn hán và mưa bão. Trước tình hình này, Việt Nam muốn tăng sản lượng điện từ nhiều nguồn, chủ yếu là năng lượng tái tạo và khí đốt, nhưng các dự án đã bị chậm trễ và gặp trắc trở do các vấn đề quy định và giá cả, cho nên nay rất trông chờ vào điện hạt nhân. Sau khi quyết định khởi động lại chương trình năng lượng hạt nhân vào năm ngoái, Việt Nam đã giao cho Nga thực hiện dự án Ninh Thuận 1 và Nhật Bản thực hiện dự án Ninh Thuận 2. Vào đầu tháng 12 vừa qua, chính phủ Việt Nam vừa phê duyệt danh mục các công trình và dự án được xếp vào nhóm quan trọng quốc gia, trọng điểm của ngành năng lượng, trong đó có dự án điện hạt nhân Ninh Thuận 1, 2 tại Khánh Hòa. Theo lộ trình của chính phủ, 2 nhà máy điện hạt nhân Ninh Thuận 1 và 2 tại Khánh Hòa, công suất 2.000-3.200MW, dự kiến sẽ được đưa vào hoạt động trong giai đoạn 2030-2035. Thế nhưng, chỉ vài ngày sau, Nhật Bản, một trong hai đối tác mà Việt Nam đã chọn, lại thông báo rút khỏi dự án hạt nhân. Hôm 08/12/2025, đại sứ Nhật Bản tại Việt Nam Naoki Ito nói với hãng tin Anh Reuters rằng Nhật Bản đã rút khỏi kế hoạch xây dựng nhà máy điện hạt nhân quy mô lớn tại Việt Nam “vì thời gian quá gấp rút”. Trả lời phỏng vấn RFI Việt ngữ ngày 16/12/2025, giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển, nguyên viện trưởng Viện Nghiên cứu Hạt nhân Đà Lạt, giải thích: "Thông tin mà đại sứ Nhật ở Việt Nam nêu ra tóm tắt là như thế này: Đấy là những  công trình rất là lớn và tiêu chuẩn an toàn của nó thì càng ngày càng cao, mà Việt Nam đặt thời hạn quá gấp, tức là muốn năm 2035 phải xong. Ông ấy cho là không khả thi. Tôi thấy cũng đúng thôi: Đấy là loại lò thế hệ III+, tức là có trang bị các thiết bị chống lại mất an toàn bằng phương pháp thụ động. Trong thời gian gần đây, các lò có công suất tương đương như thế được xây ở Mỹ , ở Phần Lan, ở Trung Quốc, đặc biệt ở Bangladesh, do Nga giúp xây dựng. Công trình rất lớn và rất phức tạp, đòi hỏi tiêu chuẩn an toàn cao, nhưng Việt Nam lại yêu cầu là năm 2035 phải xong, thậm chí Việt Nam còn có một yêu cầu khác, tức là trong quá trình xây dựng lò như thế thì phải có chuyển giao công nghệ. Những điều đó là Nhật không thể thực hiện được. Nhật còn nói thêm là bây giờ, sau vụ Fukushima, hiện nay là ở Nhật cũng có những đòi hỏi về xây các lò phản ứng mới. Do đó họ không đủ khả năng để làm theo yêu cầu của Việt Nam. Căn cứ trên kết quả xây các lò loại thế hệ III + ở các nước thì đều hoặc là trễ tiến độ, hoặc là đội giá thành lên gấp một vài lần. Ở Bangladesh chẳng hạn, công trình do Nga trực tiếp làm đáng lý ra phải được đưa vào vận hành năm 2023, nhưng đã trễ sang năm 2024, rồi lùi sang năm 2025 và bây giờ phải đến tháng 12/26 may ra mới có thể vận hành được. Như thế rõ ràng việc xây dựng các lò lớn như thế hiện nay là một vấn đề rất khó khăn." Quyết định của Tokyo có thể làm phức tạp thêm chiến lược dài hạn của Việt Nam phát triển điện hạt nhân nhằm tránh tình trạng thiếu điện. Nói cách khác, Việt Nam khó mà đạt mục tiêu về thời hạn đặt ra cho 2 dự án nhà máy hạt nhân Ninh Thuận 1 và Ninh Thuận 2:  "Bây giờ Nhật Bản từ chối, như thế là Việt Nam cũng sẽ gặp khó khăn trong việc thực hiện các mục tiêu lớn của Việt Nam: phải có điện là một, điện sạch là hai và ngoài ra đến năm 2050 phải đạt trung hòa carbon. Những mục tiêu đó là rất là khó đạt. Nhưng đại sứ Nhật cũng có nói Nhật mở ra một khả năng, tức là sẽ tham gia phát triển các công nghệ lò gọi là lò module, có thể lắp ghép được, gọi là SMR, công suất  khoảng vài trăm megawatt. Nhật Bản sẽ hợp tác với Việt Nam trong các dự án đó." Sau khi Nhật Bản rút khỏi dự án Ninh Thuận 2, phía Nga đã trấn an là họ sẽ không bỏ rơi Việt Nam. Theo báo chí trong nước, trong cuộc điện đàm ngày 11/12 với thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính, tổng giám đốc Tập đoàn Rosatom của Nga đã cam kết hợp tác với Việt Nam "xây dựng nhà máy điện hạt nhân Ninh Thuận 1 theo công nghệ hiện đại nhất." Tuy nhiên, theo giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển, cũng không chắc là Nga có thể làm theo đúng tiến độ như mục tiêu mà Việt Nam đề ra "Nga thì quyết tâm làm, khác với Nhật Bản. Họ còn có một chương trình hợp tác với Việt Nam rộng rãi hơn, bao gồm việc xây dựng trung tâm phát triển hạt nhân với lò phản ứng 10 MW và một số chuyện nữa liên quan đến nhiên liệu của trung tâm Đà Lạt. Đó là một dự án có thể nói là tổng hợp nhiều thứ và do đó việc họ phải làm dự án Ninh Thuận 1 là điều chắc chắn. Thế còn họ làm được đến mức nào thì như tôi nói khi nãy, căn cứ theo cái mà họ làm với Bangladesh thì thấy là trễ tiến độ khoảng hơn 7 năm. Cho nên nếu mà Việt Nam có làm, thì phải có những cọc mốc. Những cái cọc mốc đó rất là quan trọng, ví dụ như phải ký kết giữa hai bên, cam kết là nước Nga sẽ xây nhà máy điện hạt nhân Ninh Thuận 1 và cung cấp đủ tài chính để làm dự án. Cho đến bây giờ vẫn chưa thấy cọc mốc đó. Sau khi hai bên chính thức ký kết, có tiền bạc  đủ rồi, tôi nghĩ ít nhất phải hơn 10 năm thì mới có thể hoàn thành được. Cho nên khả năng hoàn tất dự án vào năm 2035 đối với Nga cũng là không dễ. Tuy Nga chưa nói cụ thể hạn định nào,ví dụ như là bao giờ đổ mẻ bê tông đầu tiên để mà xây nhà lò , sau đó ít nhất là 7 năm, 8 năm thì mới hoàn thành. Bây giờ cho đến lúc đổ bê tông đầu tiên chưa thấy con đường đi như thế nào cả. Các nhà lãnh đạo Việt Nam có những kế hoạch, có những mục tiêu muốn đặt ra. Đối với một số công trình cổ điển thì có thể đặt kế hoạch năm này năm khác được, còn loại công trình này Việt Nam chưa hề có những trải nghiệm nào cả. Với kinh nghiệm trong những năm gần đây về xây các lò công suất lớn ở nhiều nước, kể cả những nước tư bản hiện đại, tôi cho rằng con đường đó sẽ không tồn tại lâu được. Những lò công suất trung bình, công suất bé có thể là giải pháp tổng thể cho bài toán điện hạt nhân của nhiều nước. Và nó cũng thích hợp với Việt Nam trong nhiều mặt, tức là về vấn đề chọn địa điểm, vấn đề vốn, vân vân... Có điều hiện nay chưa có nước nào đưa ra một lò thương mại hóa cho toàn thế giới cả. Mọi người đều có ý kiến là có thể loại lò đó sẽ chỉ được thương mại hóa sau năm 2030. Tôi nghĩ cũng có lý." Với sự chậm trễ trong các dự án xây dựng nhà máy điện hạt nhân, Việt Nam đang đứng trước nguy cơ thiếu điện trầm trọng và phải gấp rút tìm những nguồn năng lượng bổ sung, theo giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển: "Tôi nghĩ là điều đó cần phải đem ra bàn bạc và đó là một nguy cơ có thể có. Hai nhà máy điện Ninh Thuận 1 và Ninh Thuận 2 đóng góp công suất rất lớn, mà bây giờ một nhà máy dứt khoát là không có rồi, cho nên là Việt Nam trong tương lai cho đến những năm 2040 là sẽ thiếu điện. Bây giờ trở lại dùng than thì khó .May ra hiện nay có một triển vọng là phát triển một số mỏ khí. Có những thông tin như vậy và cũng khá chắc chắn, thậm chí người ta cũng đã nói đến đường dẫn ống khí về đất liền. Tôi hy vọng đó là một nguồn có thể thay thế, nhưng cũng phải chờ những thông báo chính thức. Nếu không có những nguồn khí như vậy thì rõ ràng là Việt Nam phải đặt vấn đề lấy đâu ra nguồn để thay thế ít nhất là một nhà máy của Nhật sẽ không đưa vào hoạt động." Theo nguồn tin mà giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển có được, Hàn Quốc đã chính thức nhận xây nhà máy điện hạt nhân thứ hai, thay chỗ của Nhật Bản và hiện "đang vào cuộc nhanh chóng". Tuy nhiên, hiện thông tin này chưa được chính thức xác nhận.  Trong cuộc họp ngày 07/01 vừa qua, thủ tướng Việt Nam Phạm Minh Chính đã bày tỏ quan ngại về sự chậm trễ trong dự án nhà máy hạt nhân, "tiến độ công việc chưa được như mong muốn, có nhiều vướng mắc phải tháo gỡ ngay như công tác đàm phán hiệp định hợp tác còn chậm, phụ thuộc nhiều vào các đối tác nước ngoài; bố trí vốn cho giải phóng mặt bằng…" Ông Phạm Minh Chính giao cho bộ Công Thương và bộ Ngoại Giao trong tháng 1/2026 phải kết thúc đàm phán với phía Nga về hợp tác đầu tư xây dựng nhà máy điện hạt nhân Ninh Thuận 1. Đồng thời thủ tướng Việt Nam thúc giục tập đoàn Petrovietnam, bộ Công Thương, Bộ Ngoại Giao đề xuất lựa chọn thay thế Nhật Bản một đối tác mới "có công nghệ nguồn tiên tiến phù hợp với tình hình mới" để hợp tác đầu tư xây dựng nhà máy điện hạt nhân Ninh Thuận 2. Nhưng có vẻ như Việt Nam không có lựa chọn nào khác ngoài việc phát triển các lò phản ứng hạt nhân kiểu module. Theo Nghị quyết phát triển năng lượng quốc gia giai đoạn 2026 - 2030, được Quốc Hội Việt Nam thông qua, có hiệu lực từ ngày 1.3.2026, chính phủ được giao ban hành cơ chế đầu tư phát triển điện hạt nhân (ĐHN) module nhỏ (SMR) "theo từng thời kỳ, căn cứ nhu cầu và tình hình thương mại hóa công nghệ và đảm bảo an ninh, an toàn hạt nhân".

Nuclear engineer & former Miss America, Grace Vanderhei joins Chuck Todd to break down the realities of nuclear energy—what’s safer than most people think, what genuinely needs fixing, and why public perception has lagged so far behind the science. From how she got into nuclear engineering to how disasters like Fukushima reshaped the industry’s momentum, Grace explains why rare accidents dominate the narrative, even as nuclear power remains one of the safest jobs in the country. The conversation explores America’s aging nuclear infrastructure, the challenges of upgrading decades-old plants, and why rising grid demand from AI is pushing utilities to restart and refurbish reactors instead of building new ones. Chuck and Grace also dig into the promise and limits of small modular reactors, the unresolved problem of nuclear waste storage, and how pop culture—from Homer Simpson to Hollywood—has warped the way we think about nuclear energy, all while pointing listeners to where they can follow Grace’s work and research. Get your wardrobe sorted and your gift list handled with Quince. Don't wait! Go to https://Quince.com/CHUCK for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! Go to https://getsoul.com & enter code TODDCAST for 30% off your first order. Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 00:45 Why the ToddCast decided to do the “New Voices” series 01:45 Grace Vanderhei is a former Miss America, now promoting nuclear energy 02:30 Nuclear energy is generally safe, but when it’s not safe it’s catastrophic 03:30 Environmentalists are split on nuclear power 04:45 Demand for power is way up, nuclear power will be needed to meet it 8:15 Grace Vanderhei joins the Chuck ToddCast 9:30 How Grace got into nuclear engineering 13:00 Advances in the tools engineers use 14:30 Fukushima disaster set back momentum in nuclear industry 15:45 Every nuclear facility stores emergency backup parts close by 17:15 Disasters are rare, but capture the public perception of nuclear 18:45 Nuclear tends to be more associated with weapons than energy 20:45 How big of a concern is America’s aging nuclear infrastructure? 23:15 Difficulties with updating decades old nuclear pants? 24:45 Grid demand from AI has led to restarting old nuclear plants 25:30 Refurbishing vs. building new nuclear plants 26:45 The nuclear plant decommissioning process 28:45 Three mile island wasn’t far into decommissioning before refurbishment 30:45 The development of small, modular nuclear reactors 32:15 Small modular reactors are on submarines, not used commercially yet 33:45 Safe, workable SMR’s are still a few years away 35:30 Other countries have surpassed US’s ability to build nuclear power 36:15 Which popular misconceptions are easiest to debunk? 37:30 There are only 6 safer jobs than working at a nuclear plant 38:45 Environmental community has always been divided over nuclear 40:15 Challenges of storing nuclear waste 41:15 There aren’t great current options for storing commercial nuclear waste 43:45 Is Homer Simpson good or bad for perception of nuclear energy? 45:15 Where you can find Grace’s workSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Best of SMR conversation, Francie Winslow shares her transformative journey from the constraints of purity culture to embracing a vibrant and fulfilling sexual life within marriage. She discusses the importance of understanding sexuality as a divine gift, the need for education and growth in sexual intimacy, and the detrimental effects of silence and shame surrounding women's sexuality. We also talk about the historical context that has shaped women's views on their bodies and sexuality, advocating for a shift towards embracing the beauty and joy of sexual expression as part of God's design. The conversation highlights the significance of vulnerability and open communication in fostering healthy sexual relationships. Enjoy the show! On the Xtended version … In this XTD conversation, Francie and I explore the sacredness of sexuality, the importance of community and education in sexual wholeness, and the need for healing in sexual relationships. We discuss personal experiences that shaped their understanding of sexuality, the role of husbands in nurturing intimacy, and the necessity of bringing light to often taboo conversations about sex. . Sponsors … Cure Hydration: Get 20% off your first order! Stay hydrated and feel your best by visiting https://curehydration.com/passion and using promo code passion at checkout. Alloy: Get your Alloy prescription today. Visit https://myalloy.com/PASSION today for $20 off your first order! #agegracefully Academy: Join the Academy and go deeper. https://smr.fm/academy The post Best of SMR: Reclaiming Women's Sexuality | Francie Winslow #761 first appeared on Sexy Marriage Radio.

The World Nuclear News team looks back over the most read articles in 2025 - with topics including Canada's ground-breaking SMR project, the 50th World Nuclear Symposium, the eventual signing of a contract for the Czech new nuclear project, China's SMR completing cold testing, and the drone damage to Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement.Then World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León picks out the key themes of the year, noting the fast-growing interest from the financial sector in investment opportunities in nuclear, plus the declaration from energy users such as Google, Meta and Dow Chemicals to support the goal of at least tripling nuclear energy capacity by 2050.With a number of projects making progress in countries without recent experience of nuclear construction there has also been a lot of focus on developing supply chains, reflected in the success of the World Nuclear Supply Chain conference held in Poland.Looking ahead to 2026 there are big set-piece events to look forward to - such as World Nuclear Symposium in London, World Nuclear Supply Chain conference in the Philippines and World Nuclear Fuel Cycle conference in Monaco - with big moments also expected for the first units in Bangladesh and Turkey, a restart for Palisades as well as first concrete due to be poured for Hungary's Paks II project.Bilbao y León says the "stars are definitely aligned" for nuclear and the coming year "is the moment where the global nuclear industry really needs to be proactive and active and make the most of this opportunity". She says: "We really need to work together with our governments. We need to work together with the nuclear regulators, with the finance community, with large energy users. And we cannot leave behind civil society. We have seen major improvements in acceptance and interest in nuclear, but we need to continue to be very proactive to engage with civil society, to make sure that no question is left unanswered."Key links to find out more:World Nuclear NewsCanada's first SMR project: How is CAD20.9 billion cost calculated?World Nuclear AssociationEmail newsletter:Sign up to the World Nuclear News daily or weekly news round-upsContact info:alex.hunt@world-nuclear.orgEpisode credit:  Presenter Alex Hunt. Reporters Claire Maden and Warwick Pipe. Co-produced and mixed by Pixelkisser Production 

For our final episode of the year, Laurent jumped onto the Wolfe Power podcast, where he and host Alex Wolfe took a no-nonsense tour through the big energy moments that shaped 2025.  Deals of the Year: The spectacular offshore wind meltdown in the US — Orsted's year of pain — contrasted with the blazing global boom in battery deployment all over the world, up a staggering 50% year-on-year.The AI & Datacenter Surge: An extraordinary rise… but how much of it is grounded in facts, and how much is built on faith?Scandals & Disgraces: From the SMR pump-and-dump circus to Venture Global's LNG “ghosts ships,” and of course the Tony Blair report debacle — 2025 delivered drama.Innovations That Actually Mattered: V2G is born thanks to Octopus and BYD and ever larger LFP form factors are reshaping storage — real progress amid the noise.Quotes of the Year: A remarkable harvest of sharp insights capturing the zeitgeist… and, inevitably, a mountain of nonsense worth calling out.To all our listeners: Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and thank you for riding through 2025 with us.We'll be back in early January with our Predictions episode — always a very popular one.

Jay Gunkelman (500,000+ brains) & Dr. Mari Swingle (i-Minds) answer live viewer questions:✅ Photobiomodulation (red light) for dementia — real studies vs hype✅ Neurostimulation types: TMS, coils, photobio — epilepsy contraindication warning✅ Epilepsy: discharges shift sides, SMR beats surgery, Isabella case✅ Manual thresholds & learning curves — essential for real progress✅ ADHD/ASD evidence: strong for ADHD, emergent for autism (70% epileptiform)✅ Labels vs EEG: “missed learning phase” “learning disability”✅ Sensory processing: it depends — quiet or stimulate?

Dr. JP Novin welcomes Dr. Mahesh Daas, President of Boston Architectural College, to the podcast to discuss AI's impact on higher education and the future workforce. Dr. Novin highlights Plexuss's role in enrollment marketing and shares his pursuit of a doctorate in higher education. Dr. Daas provides an overview of Boston Architectural College's 137-year history and its distinctive work-integrated educational model, along with the institution's scholarly focus on robotics, AI, and design computation, including works such as Towards Robotic Architecture.Their conversation frames AI as the fourth industrial revolution, using the SMR framework, and explores how creative and cognitive work is increasingly vulnerable, while human excellence and the bespoke, relationship-driven nature of architecture continue to hold value. Dr. Daas emphasizes that education must prioritize “learning to learn” in order to adapt to collaboration with nonhuman intelligences and that experimentation through “sandboxes” is essential before regulation. He further stresses the responsibility of leadership to ensure that rapid AI adoption does not deepen social inequity by creating a divide between “humans with AI” and “humans without AI,” urging thoughtful, critical engagement with AI to empower individuals and society during this period of disruption.

Will artificial intelligence reshape the power grid, or will the inertia and complexity of today's infrastructure slow progress—or even redefine how large language models, chips, and datacenters are designed and located?  To meet the exponential rise in energy demand, parts of the industry have taken shortcuts—rapidly adding behind-the-meter capacity through open-cycle gas turbines - OCGT (such as the Titan 350 from Caterpillar) with little regard for environmental regulations. The mantra seems to be speed at any cost.  Is the AI boom we are witnessing justified—or sustainable? From a technological standpoint, certainly yes: AI capability is roughly doubling every seven months. But from a financial perspective, it is harder to defend—given the sky-high valuations, credit fuelled growth and mounting losses at many of the sector's biggest players.  The bigger question is what all this means for the energy system itself. How will AI be powered? What will it do to the cost of energy and the shape of our infrastructure? Will it accelerate—or hinder—the energy transition?  Hope is powerful—but it can also be blind. Between AI's explosive growth and the traditional energy system's entrenched realities, who will bear the cost?  These are the questions Laurent and Gerard pose to Andrew Perry, Director of the Energy Transition and Environment business unit at Faculty.ai, where he leads AI-driven innovation in the energy sector.   We have a heated debate, trying to honestly lay out the dilemmas in front of the industry. More insights in this excellent research by the FThttps://ig.ft.com/ai-power/Today's show is supported by the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt. The BMW Foundation unites leaders from diverse sectors to develop solutions that foster an innovative economy and a future-proof society. A key focus is "Energy Transition & Climate Change," where the Foundation drives "International collaboration to accelerate the energy transition." With rising energy demands from AI and data centers, new partnerships, effective collaboration, and the exchange of science-based solutions and strategies are essential. That's why the BMW Foundation supports this podcast and brings these discussions to global stages by hosting the Energy Security Hub at the Munich Security Conference 2026, streaming live February 12–14. Learn more at www.bmw-foundation.org 

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בפרק היומי של "מפת החום – מהדורת אחד ביום", אני עושה סדר בכל מה שקרה ב־24 השעות האחרונות בעולם הכלכלה – מהשוק המקומי ועד הגלובלי.נושאים :1. הבנה שירידות בשוק זה פיצ׳ר ולא באג2. ⁠תזה השקעתית לעשור קדימהזו מפת “האקו־סיסטם של AI→Energy”.יצרני חשמל: VST, CEG, NRG • גרעין: GEV, CEG, SMR, OKLO, CCJ • גז ותשתית: EQT, AR, ET, WMB • גנרטורים: CAT, CMI, GNRC • ציוד חשמלי: ETN, HUBB, POWL, PWR • קירור: VRT, nVent • בנייה: MTZ, EMCOR • אחסון אנרגיה: AES, FLNC, BE • מתכות: FCX • סולאר: FSLR • Power Semis: TXN, ONנתונים מאקרו־כלכליים, דיווחים חשובים, כותרות שזעזעו את השוק, דוחות כספיים של חברות, צעדים רגולטוריים, שינויים במדיניות ותחזיות מפתיעות – כל מה שצריך כדי להבין את התמונה המלאה.זהו פודקאסט קצר, חד ותמציתי – בלי רעש מיותר, רק תובנות פרקטיות וסקירה מקצועית של היום שהיה.הפרק מתעדכן מדי בוקר – ומעניק לכם יתרון אמיתי על שאר המשקיעים.לפתיחת חשבון מסחר במיטב:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://landing.meitav.co.il/he-IL/landing/trade/tradeleads?utm_source=%D7%92%D7%99%D7%90+%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%9F&utm_medium=%D7%92%D7%99%D7%90+%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%9F⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠לאינסטגרם שלי:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/guynatan9/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠לאתר שלי:https://www.guynatan.com/

In this episode of Sexy Marriage Radio, we revisit the most popular episode of SMR in 2025. Pam and I explore the complexities of sexual intimacy within marriage, emphasizing the importance of meaningful connections over mere technique. Particularly when it come to oral sex. We discuss the concept of differentiation, the impact of trauma on sexual experiences, and the dynamics of self-confidence in sexual relationships. Our conversation encourages listeners to engage deeply with their own feelings and reactions, fostering a willingness to change and grow in their sexual lives. Enjoy the show! On the Xtended version … Many of us have preconceived notions about oral sex. Put another away, knee-jerk reactions. So how do these reactions impact our ability to experience more pleasure and connection during oral sex? What steps do I need to take to face these? Listen to find out. Sponsors … Academy: Join the Academy and go deeper. https://smr.fm/academy The post Best of SMR: Better Oral Sex #757 first appeared on Sexy Marriage Radio.

In today's episode, Kip dives into the current state of the markets, where seasonality is driving strong bullish momentum and small caps are leading the charge. He shares insights from money manager Bryan, noting that short sellers are getting burned, and institutional investors still aren't bullish enough. Kip highlights standout moves in sectors like semiconductors and reveals how the VRA portfolio is capitalizing on trends with leveraged ETFs and options, especially in nuclear stocks like SMR. This episode also covers major economic policy news, including anticipated changes at the Federal Reserve and the massive potential impact of Trump's proposed economic bills from slashed corporate taxes to big incentives for manufacturing. Kip outlines investment strategies in housing, small caps, gold, and disruptive innovators like Tesla, offering his forecasts for end-of-year rallies and bold predictions for the coming year.

This episode is brought to you by Fatty15, WHOOP and Timeline. Dr. Patrick Porter, PhD joins us today to break down what brain fitness really means and why modern life is overwhelming a biological system that was never designed for today's pace. Dr. Porter explains how brain energy, neuroplasticity, breathwork, mitochondria, sleep architecture, stress physiology, light exposure, and daily rituals all influence our ability to think clearly, recover deeply, and perform at a high level. We explore the science behind neurogenesis, the glymphatic system, alpha and delta brainwave states, the impact of sugar and artificial sweeteners on cognitive decline, how breathing and light frequencies regulate the nervous system, and why most people are unknowingly compromising their sleep, metabolism, and cognitive output. Packed with actionable tools—from box breathing and SMR training to healthier morning routines, supplements, and digital hygiene—this episode is a masterclass on how to build a sharper brain and age better. Follow Dr. Porter @drpatrickporter Follow Chase @chase_chewning ----- 00:17 – Neuropruning, neurogenesis & brain voltage explained 01:18 – Why puzzles aren't brain fitness & the need for recovery 02:02 – How neuroplasticity works at any age 03:08 – Challenging the myth that humans can't grow new neurons 03:28 – DNA changes every 40 seconds & mindset's effect on cellular energy 04:42 – Optimism vs. pessimism on brain health 05:31 – The impact of modern sedentary living 08:52 – Light, circadian rhythms & how the body gets biological "codes" 09:54 – Why meditation and ancient practices matter for neuroplasticity 10:44 – The brain's energy demands during sleep 11:13 – Sugar, stress & metabolic dysfunction 12:16 – Tech overload & living in a world we weren't built for 13:19 – Why exercising first thing is harmful if cortisol is high 14:04 – SMR brainwave training & preparing the brain for the day 14:31 – How to enter alpha state through psychological breathing 15:30 – Breathwork as the best pre-workout 16:03 – Memory, aging & how recall networks degrade 17:49 – How environment, food & behavior shape brain performance 18:32 – Brazil study: music + frequencies improve cognitive retention 19:21 – Intelligence is energy, not innate talent 20:42 – Hypernesia, super-memory states & learning faster 21:19 – Stress collapses the brain's energy field 22:25 – The 2 p.m. biological crash & 20-minute reboot method 23:17 – Why you shouldn't drink coffee first thing in the morning 24:05 – WHOOP data & tracking recovery 28:35 – Fire, infrared, and ancient light patterns regulating cortisol 29:06 – Box breathing & Navy SEAL stress control 30:39 – The 4-4-8 breath for nighttime relaxation 31:31 – Photobiomodulation & brainwave entrainment results 32:48 – Cold plunging, testosterone & the body's adaptive response 33:57 – Pain, opioids & training the brain to regulate pain naturally 34:23 – Why TBIs need light—not darkness—for healing 35:02 – What's wrong with modern education 35:36 – Diving deeper into sleep health: "Sleep smarter" 36:28 – Why 6.5 hours may be optimal; deep vs. REM sleep 37:20 – The glymphatic system: brain "washing cycle" 38:12 – Why dehydration & late eating disrupt deep sleep 39:33 – Tracking sleep: analyzing Chase's data 41:08 – Coal miner sleep study: 1 minute of deep sleep 42:11 – Getting to delta faster improves brain repair 42:40 – Why many people clench & never unwind during sleep 43:06 – Breath is the foundation of all emotional regulation 44:11 – Using breath to process problems & create optimism 45:21 – Dementia study: increasing brain voltage reverses symptoms 46:20 – Kids vs. adults: why adults hold stress longer 47:03 – Applying breathwork anywhere in daily life 48:31 – Addiction is one solution to infinite problems—breath creates options 49:15 – Why most affirmations don't work 50:06 – Breath + emotion alignment for manifestation 51:37 – The worst thing for brain health: doing nothing 53:12 – Sugar & artificial sweeteners destroying brain health 54:27 – Pavlov, dopamine loops & our coffee addiction 56:04 – Pandemic stress accelerated brain aging 56:49 – How breath can change immune response & resilience 58:09 – Stress, perception & mitochondrial ATP 59:20 – Red light & brain energy: mitochondria producing 32× ATP 59:55 – Nasal vs. mouth breathing for brain optimization 01:00:23 – Yogic breath, pranayama & hemisphere balancing 01:01:11 – Should you breathe through left or right nostril 01:02:55 – Stress collapses neural function under pressure 01:03:34 – Why people fear brain decline but don't act 01:06:02 – Olive oil daily reduces Alzheimer's risk 01:07:00 – The sugar epidemic: 100 lbs/year 01:07:53 – Supplements: niacin, vitamin C, omega-3s 01:09:59 – How to know if you're inflamed 01:11:49 – Lab markers to track for brain health 01:13:20 – Iron, energy & the body's magnetic fields 01:14:05 – Algae, greens & light-activated nutrient strategies 01:16:23 – Measuring progress: HRV, community, daily walking 01:17:20 – Brain health by decade & sleep hygiene after 40 01:19:20 – Digital hygiene: limit phones after 8 p.m. 01:20:28 – Designing the perfect 24 hours for brain health 01:24:25 – The power of review, gratitude & problem-solving before sleep 01:25:13 – Ever Forward ----- Episode resources: Save an additional 15% on C15:0 essential fatty acids at Fatty15.com/everforward  Save up to $60 on the WHOOP 5.0 activity tracker at Join.Whoop.com/everforward Get a FREE 3-day sample of MitoPure at Timeline.com/everforwardsample Watch and subscribe on YouTube  

Join Jay Gunkelman, QEEGD (the man who has analyzed over 500,000 brain scans), Dr. Mari Swingle (author of i-Minds), and host Pete Jansons for another no-BS NeuroNoodle episode diving deep into neuroscience, psychology, and brain training.✅ Topic 1 Explained: Overlapping reward/inhibit filters are safe because of 3 dB roll-off – 12 Hz can exist in both without confusion; always match the patient's real SMR (some have 10 Hz!)✅ Topic 2 Deep Dive: Essential tremor & movement disorders stem from thalamocortical dysrhythmia – neurofeedback quiets ANS, trains SMR, and reduces tremor amplitude✅ Topic 3 Insights: Narcissism shows distinct frontal EEG patterns from early attachment failure – very different from ADHD forgetfulness or autistic cue-blindness✅ Additional Topics

In this episode, Chris Keefer speaks with Hadron Energy founder Samuel Gibson, the twenty four year old entrepreneur pursuing a ten megawatt integral pressurized water microreactor through a one point two billion dollar business combination with GigCapital7. Gibson outlines why he believes light water is the fastest licensing path, how he assembled a veteran nuclear team, and why Hadron shifted from a one megawatt concept to a ten megawatt design built around LEU plus fuel, modular plant layouts, and air cooled decay heat removal. Keefer presses on the harder questions: whether factory fabrication can overcome the fixed civil works and regulatory burdens that have crippled previous SMR efforts like NuScale and mPower, what off the shelf really means in a hollowed out US supply chain, and how long refueling cycles, fuel qualification, and decommissioning challenges scale at microreactor size. The conversation becomes a broader test case for whether startup optimism can meaningfully confront the industrial, economic, and physics grounded constraints that define real world nuclear deployment.Listen to Decouple on:• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PNr3ml8nEQotWWavE9kQz• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decouple/id1516526694?uo=4• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1516526694/decouple• Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/ehbfrn44• RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/23775178/podcast/rss

Prices keep climbing, patience keeps thinning, and that pressure is redefining politics at every level. We open with the cost of living crunch—how 25% higher prices since 2020 and a rise in repossessions are shaping voter mood and scaring off potential contenders in New Mexico. If you run tethered to Trump, you risk moderates; if you run away from him, you risk your own base. With Latino approval shifting and filing deadlines looming, the path gets narrow fast.Then we pull back the curtain on a Minnesota fraud web that moved from pandemic meal programs to alleged autism services kickbacks. Claims exploded from millions to hundreds of millions, with new providers multiplying overnight. Prosecutors now allege parents were paid monthly per child, with authorizations juiced to raise payouts. The uncomfortable layer: money flows through remittance networks where, according to law enforcement sources, terror groups take a cut. This isn't a culture war story—it's a systems story about oversight, media vigilance, and political incentives that kept guardrails loose until the numbers screamed.We also break down a surprising Trump–Mandani “love fest,” what it signals inside the broader coalition, and why performative politics often beats policy in the headlines. Back home, DA Sam Bregman proposes legislative term limits and salaries, plus a longer session. We weigh the upside of fresh blood against the real risk of giving an overactive legislature more time to overreach. Finally, we pressure‑test a viral renewable claim against real grid math. With AI data centers and electrification soaring, nuclear energy is back: a federal loan to restart Three Mile Island's undamaged unit and Utah's push for small modular reactors hint at a new era. New Mexico already builds SMR components, studies designs, and produces fuel; now's the moment to scale, modernize transmission, and become the nuclear state alongside oil and gas.If the economy is the problem, abundant reliable energy is a big part of the solution. Lower power costs ripple into food, housing, and jobs. That's how you cool tempers, steady households, and widen the lane for pragmatic politics. Enjoy the ride, and then tell us what leaders should tackle first. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a quick review to help more people find the show.Website: https://www.nodoubtaboutitpodcast.com/Twitter: @nodoubtpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoDoubtAboutItPod/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markronchettinm/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D

In the news, why the UK appears to be betting big on small modular nuclear reactors. Also, Iran seeds the skies in bid to end its worst drought in decades. And moss grows fat on a rolling stone - but a new study claims it can survive in space. We'll explore the significance. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Windows is becoming an “agentic OS”, some WD SMR drives are dying prematurely, backing up VMware with ZFS, and separating trusted and non-trusted devices on your network. Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes Understanding Storage Performance Metrics December Webinar: The 12 Days of ZFS: Tips, Tricks, and Treats News/discussion Microsoft is turning Windows into an ‘agentic OS,' starting with the taskbar Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data WD launches investigation into problems with its controversial SMR hard drives Free consulting We were asked about backing up VMware with ZFS, and separating trusted and non-trusted devices on your network. See our contact page for ways to get in touch.

Windows is becoming an “agentic OS”, some WD SMR drives are dying prematurely, backing up VMware with ZFS, and separating trusted and non-trusted devices on your network. Plugs Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes Understanding Storage Performance Metrics December Webinar: The 12 Days of ZFS: Tips, Tricks, and Treats News/discussion Microsoft is turning Windows into an ‘agentic OS,' starting with the taskbar Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data WD launches investigation into problems with its controversial SMR hard drives Free consulting We were asked about backing up VMware with ZFS, and separating trusted and non-trusted devices on your network. See our contact page for ways to get in touch.

The Data Center Boom: Five Trends Engineering Firms Need to Know The data center market is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by artificial intelligence adoption and changing infrastructure demands. For ACEC member firms, this represents both a substantial business opportunity and a chance to shape critical national infrastructure. ACEC's latest Market Intelligence Brief reveals a market poised to reach $62 billion in design and construction spending by 2029, with implications that extend far beyond traditional data center engineering. The launch of ChatGPT in 2022 marked an inflection point. What began as voice assistants has evolved into sophisticated language learning models that consume dramatically more energy. A standard AI query uses about 0.012 kilowatt-hours, while generating a single high-quality image requires 2.0 kWh—roughly 20 times the daily consumption of a standard LED lightbulb. As weekly ChatGPT users surged from 100 million to 700 million between November 2023 and August 2025, the infrastructure implications became impossible to ignore. AI-driven data center power demand, which stood at just 4 gigawatts in 2024, is projected to reach 123 gigawatts by 2035. Even more striking: 70 percent of data center power demand will be driven by AI workloads. This explosive growth requires engineering solutions at unprecedented scale, from power distribution and backup systems to advanced cooling technologies and grid integration strategies. Public perception about data center water consumption often overlooks important nuances in cooling technology. While mechanical cooling systems have historically consumed significant water resources, newer approaches could dramatically reduce water use. Free air cooling, closed-loop systems, and liquid immersion technologies offer low-water use alternatives, with some methods reducing freshwater consumption by 70 percent or more compared to traditional systems. As Thom Jackson, mechanical engineer and partner at Dunham Engineering, notes: "Most data centers utilize closed loop cooling systems requiring no makeup water and minimal maintenance." The "big four" hyperscale operators—Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Meta—have all committed to becoming water-positive by 2030, replenishing more water than they consume. These commitments are driving innovation in cooling system design and creating opportunities for engineering firms with expertise in sustainable mechanical systems. The days of one-size-fits-all data centers are over. Latency requirements, scalability needs, and proximity to end users are accelerating adoption of diverse building types. Edge data centers bring computing closer to users for real-time applications like IoT and 5G. Hyperscale facilities support massive cloud and AI workloads with 100,000-plus servers. Colocation models enable scalable shared environments for enterprises, while modular designs—prefabricated with integrated power and cooling—offer rapid, cost-effective deployment. Each model presents distinct engineering challenges and opportunities, from specialized HVAC systems and high floor-to-ceiling ratios for hyperscale facilities to distributed infrastructure planning for edge networks. Two emerging trends deserve particular attention. First, the Department of Energy has selected four federal sites to host AI data centers paired with clean energy generation, including small modular reactors (SMRs). The Nuclear Regulatory Commission anticipates at least 25 SMR license applications by 2029, signaling strong demand for nuclear co-location expertise. Second, developers are increasingly exploring adaptive reuse of underutilized office spaces, Brownfield sites, and historical buildings. These locations offer existing utility infrastructure that can reduce construction time and costs, making them attractive alternatives despite some design constraints. Recent federal policy changes are streamlining data center deployment. Executive Order 14318 directs agencies to accelerate environmental reviews and permitting, while revisions to New Source Review under the Clean Air Act could allow construction to begin before air permits are issued. ACEC recently formed the Data Center Task Force to advocate for policies that balance speed, affordability, and national security in data center development, complimenting EO 14318. For engineering firms, site selection expertise has become increasingly valuable. Success hinges on sales and use tax exemptions, existing power and fiber connectivity, effective community engagement, and thorough environmental risk assessment. AI-driven planning tools like UrbanFootprint and ESRI ArcGIS are helping developers evaluate site suitability, identifying opportunities for firms. The data center market offers engineering firms a chance to lead in sustainable design, infrastructure innovation, and strategic planning at a moment when digital infrastructure has become as critical as traditional utilities.  

Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why!Struggling to turn dense textbook prep into real coaching skill? We open the door to a smarter path—one that helps you pass your CPT and step onto the floor with confidence. Ashley leads a clear, practical tour through the Overhead Squat Assessment, the must‑know overactive and underactive muscle pairs, and the exact high‑yield topics NASM loves to test. You'll hear how to replace fear‑based posture rules with strong, simple cues that make clients feel capable and safe, and how the OPT model fits into real training without turning every session into rehab.We share the muscle map you need at test time and in the gym: mid to lower traps, glutes, VMO, TVA, and deep cervical flexors on the underactive side; lats, adductors, hip flexors, upper traps, and the gastroc‑soleus complex on the overactive side. Then we apply it to common compensations like knee valgus and arms falling forward so you can instantly connect what you see to what you program. You'll get the exact OHS setup, the five checkpoints, and why shoes‑off, multiple views, and consistent reps matter for clean reads.Ashley also lays out a streamlined study system: flashcards that pair each muscle with its tendency, process‑of‑elimination test tactics, and acronym mastery like LPHC to dodge trick questions. We talk realistic use of SMR and the 4‑2‑1 tempo, when stabilization is useful, and where progressive overload leads the way. Beyond the exam, we cover building a referral team with a registered dietitian and physical therapist so you can stay within scope, deliver faster results, and create new income streams while serving clients better.Ready to pass with less stress and coach with more clarity? Grab the Show Up Fitness study guide, join the live calls or tutoring, and start stacking real reps. If this conversation helped, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review—then tell us the next topic you want us to break down.Want to ask us a question? Email email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Our Instagram: Show Up Fitness CPT TikTok: Show Up Fitness CPT Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/Become a Personal Trainer Book (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-Personal-Trainer-Successful/dp/B08WS992F8NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com/collections/nasm

In today's episode of The Hydrogen Podcast, we take a data-driven look at the global hydrogen economy—what's working, what's not, and which production routes will dominate through 2035. No hype, no spin—just economics, technology, and real-world traction.

It's time to tend to tend to the garden – a little maintenance for the portfolio October does what it usually does Targets raised, analysts are trying to keep up – even if earnings miss And our guest - Danielle DiMartino Booth - the "Fed watcher" NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE'S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) As Founder & CEO of Quill Intelligence, Danielle DiMartino Booth set out to launch a #ResearchRevolution, redefining how markets intelligence is conceived and delivered. To build QI, she brought together a core team of investing veterans to analyze the trends and provide critical analysis on what is driving the markets – both in the United States and globally. A global thought leader on monetary policy, economics and finance, DiMartino Booth founded Quill Intelligence in 2018. She is the author of FED UP: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America (Portfolio, Feb 2017), has a column on Bloomberg View, is a business speaker, and a commentator frequently featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, Fox Business News, BNN Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance and other major media outlets. Prior to Quill, DiMartino Booth spent nine years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas where she served as Advisor to President Richard W. Fisher throughout the financial crisis. Her work at the Fed focused on financial stability and the efficacy of unconventional monetary policy. DiMartino Booth began her career in New York at Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette where she worked in the fixed income, public equity, and private equity markets. DiMartino Booth earned her BBA as a College of Business Scholar at the University of Texas at San Antonio: she holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of Texas at Austin and an MS in Journalism from Columbia University. Follow @DiMartinoBooth Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy - https://thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/tdi-strategy/ Stocks mentioned in this episode: (AMZN), (GLD), (BTCUSD), (ORCL), (GOOG), (SMR), (CEG), (GEV), (AMD)

In this new episode of the Energy Vista podcast, host Leslie Palti-Guzman sits down with Cécile Maisonneuve to explore the reenergized role of #nuclear power in #Europe—and what it reveals about broader shifts in #energy, #sovereignty, and #industrial strategy.Together, they unpack: Why nuclear energy is back in vogue in Europe after years of political pushback The role of nuclear in France's industrial and #digital future—including energy for #AI and #data centers How #Russia is using nuclear exports as a geopolitical tool, from financing to reactor deployment Why nuclear and natural #gas could compete in some jurisdictions SMRs (Small Modular Reactors): innovation vs. proliferation and security risks Is there now a “transatlantic” nuclear strategy in the making?

Nuclear power is back at the centre of the global energy conversation again. Is a real renaissance in the industry under way? Or are we just in another moment of excitement before familiar challenges emerge and the hype cycle turns down again?In the second of three special episodes ahead of ADIPEC 2025, host Ed Crooks speaks with Dr Sama Bilbao y León, Director General of the World Nuclear Association, about how the role of nuclear power in a world of turbocharged electricity demand growth and continuing pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions.Sama explains how nuclear power has shifted from an afterthought at climate summits to a cornerstone of countries' decarbonisation strategies. COP28 in Dubai in 2023 marked a turning point, she says. 199 countries formally recognised nuclear power as essential to meeting their climate goals, and 31 of them committed to triple nuclear generation capacity by 2050. Investment is accelerating, with new projects breaking ground across Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. And where new developments are slow, countries are embracing lower-cost options, including extending plant lifetimes and restarting previously retired reactors.The discussion explores the growing influence of AI and data centres, which give new relevance to nuclear because of their round-the-clock need for electricity. AI is part of a new alignment of conditions that mean that this time the momentum behind nuclear power is real, Sama argues. Financing is available, governments are pragmatic, and the tech giants are now among the most vocal advocates for 24/7 clean baseload power.Sama and Ed also unpack the rise of small modular reactors (SMRs). Factory-built to a larger degree, repeatable, and scalable, SMRs could open new opportunities for industrial clusters, remote regions, and energy-hungry digital infrastructure. They may not be the answer to all the challenges the nuclear industry faces, but they should definitely have a role to play. However, Sama warns that probably only a handful of designs will survive the early shake-out that will be needed to streamline the SMR industry. Finally, the conversation turns to policy and politics. In a more polarised world, nuclear is emerging as rare common ground, backed by governments seeking climate progress, energy security, and economic competitiveness. Sama calls for a balanced system that values integration over ideology: renewables, nuclear, and smarter grids working in tandem.This is the second of three special episodes sponsored by ADIPEC 2025, where the theme is Energy Intelligence Impact. The event brings together 205,000+ attendees and 1,800+ speakers in Abu Dhabi from 3–6 November 2025. The Energy Gang will be recording live at the event. Join us there to be part of the conversation. Learn more and register at adipec.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this conversation, Gary Thomas joins me as we explore the intricacies of married intimacy, focusing on the importance of emotional connection and the five senses in enhancing sexual experiences. We discuss how cultural perspectives shape our understanding of intimacy, the significance of touch, sound, taste, sight, and smell, and how these elements can be integrated to create a richer, more fulfilling experience. Gary emphasizes the need for couples to adapt to changes in their sexual dynamics over time and to embrace new possibilities for connection. Learn more about Gary here - https://garythomas.com/ Enjoy the show! Sponsors … Paired App: Head to https://www.paired.com/SMR and download the #1 app for couples to start maintaining your lasting love today, Academy: Join the Academy and go deeper. https://smr.fm/academy The post The Five Senses In Sex | Gary Thomas #747 first appeared on Sexy Marriage Radio.

In this episode of Sexy Marriage Radio, we dive into the complexities of marital intimacy and emotional disconnect, sparked by a listener's email. We explore themes of self-love, communication barriers, and the impact of conditional love on relationships. Our conversation emphasizes the importance of personal growth and taking responsibility for one's own emotional well-being, while also addressing the challenges of maintaining connection in a marriage. The goal? Learning to focus on being the spouse you want to be, regardless of your spouse's actions, and to navigate the dark sides of marriage with clarity and kindness. Enjoy the show! On the Xtended Version … In the XTD content, more specific questions to learn how to be honest with yourself in your marital situations. Sponsors … Paired App: Head to https://www.paired.com/SMR and download the #1 app for couples to start maintaining your lasting love today. Academy: Join the Academy and go deeper. https://smr.fm/academy The post I know he loves me, but… #745 first appeared on Sexy Marriage Radio.