Ep 50: Ville Tulkki, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

In this episode, we discuss...

• Ville's previous misperceptions about nuclear energy and how he overcame them.

• Generation 4 and how the new reactors can be more economic, more versatile, and safer.

• The Super Critical Water Reactor and the neutronics behind it.

• Fuel Behavior Analysis and what exactly it entails.

• The Halden Reactor in Norway.

• Modeling responses to pressure differentials.

• The potential applications of Small Module Reactors.

• Why the amount of electricity SMRs can bring to the grid are more flexible than the current fleet.

• A comparison of the load-following capabilities of SMRs and larger power plants.

• Ice-breaker reactors on their ships.

• The different industries that can use nuclear heat.

• Why it is necessary for the nuclear industry to advocate for the use of nuclear energy.