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BG2 Ep15. Deep Dive Nuclear from INSIDE Diablo Canyon 👊💥Brad Gerstner Bill Gurley (00:00) Intro (04:14) Maureen Zawalick | VP at Diablo Canyon (06:13) The Need for Diablo (10:07) The Importance of Nuclear Power (15:50) License Renewal and the Future of Diablo (18:39) Hope for Expanding Nuclear Power (25:22)... show more

Bg2 Pod

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khushi1 year ago

omg my bedtime story just dropped

Clay Petty1 year ago

@altcap @bgurley Amazing show and so timely at this critical energy inflection point in our country. As a former US Navy submarine officer, it shocks me people don't realize we have c. 80 operational SMRs safely operating around the world at any one time on our submarines and aircraft carriers.

Overlap1 year ago

@altcap @bgurley Overlap users can now drop the latest @BG2Pod YouTube episode link into the app to instantly generate clips of the best moments Try it out on Overlap now 👇

Landon1 year ago

@altcap @bgurley Great episode. You guys should totally come visit Illinois! The nuclear movement is strong here. 73.7% of our electricity comes from nuclear.

Dan Farfan1 year ago

@altcap @bgurley "Start a project [to build a nuke plant] and you get sued immediately" Maybe "loser pays" needs an upgrade.. punitive damages! If these "lawyers" find their firms and houses at risk.. the calculus changes toot sweet.

Fernando Pertini1 year ago

Great episode! Shd take a look at @sama’s involvement with $OKLO as Chairman since 2015, driving innovation in clean energy. Their advanced reactors even consume nuclear waste as fuel, turning a challenge into a sustainable solution. Company is well capitalized to execute the bp...

Dan Farfan1 year ago

@altcap @bgurley Just starting the episode. Excited for the topic! However, ya'll lose points out of the gate... No can of Pepsi on the table! (homage to the seminal SNL skit "Pepsi Syndrome" in the wake of the film "China Syndrome") I wonder if Pepsi is even sold on campus. :-P

TheEarningsNugget1 year ago

@altcap @bgurley BG2 Pod w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner | Ep 15: Inside Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant SUMMARY

NozzBozz1 year ago

@altcap @bgurley Y’all should talk with @ErikSTownsend

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Ti Morse

97,017 views • 14 days ago

My first interview with US Secretary of Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Scott Nolan, Founder of General Matter. This conversation is on nuclear and how we're going to power the AI data center buildout. 0:07 Powering the AI data center boom 3:25 Biggest energy bottlenecks over the next five years 6:03 Ramping power generation before we have SMRs 16:06 Bridging the nuclear transition with natural gas 21:39 What if we’re underestimating how much power we’ll need for AI 27:10 Staying ahead of China 34:07 Why AI is hated + the fear of AI data centers driving up electricity prices 40:21 Increasing baseload capacity 42:50 Building hundreds of gigawatts by 2050 49:37 Copying the SpaceX playbook 53:14 Incentivizing founders to build ahead of demand 59:03 “If you want to build big things in America, come talk to the government”

My first interview with US Secretary of Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Scott Nolan, Founder of General Matter. This conversation is on nuclear and how we're going to power the AI data center buildout. 0:07 Powering the AI data center boom 3:25 Biggest energy bottlenecks over the next five years 6:03 Ramping power generation before we have SMRs 16:06 Bridging the nuclear transition with natural gas 21:39 What if we’re underestimating how much power we’ll need for AI 27:10 Staying ahead of China 34:07 Why AI is hated + the fear of AI data centers driving up electricity prices 40:21 Increasing baseload capacity 42:50 Building hundreds of gigawatts by 2050 49:37 Copying the SpaceX playbook 53:14 Incentivizing founders to build ahead of demand 59:03 “If you want to build big things in America, come talk to the government”

Ti Morse

110,108 views • 1 month ago

Here's my conversation with David Kirtley (), a nuclear fusion engineer, all about the physics and engineering of nuclear fission, fusion, and the future of energy. David is leading a team that's working to build the world's first commercial fusion power plant by 2028. This was a super technical conversation and a fascinating one, for both the near-term and the long-term future of human civilization. It's here on X in full, and is up on YouTube, Spotify, and everywhere else. Links in comment. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 3:14 - Nuclear fission vs fusion 13:14 - Physics of E=mc^2 18:28 - Is nuclear fusion safe? 23:50 - Chernobyl 30:17 - Geopolitics 32:12 - Extreme scenarios 39:07 - How nuclear fusion works 1:11:59 - Extreme temperatures 1:17:00 - Fusion control and simulation 1:28:54 - Electricity from fusion 2:02:59 - First fusion power plant in 2028 2:09:52 - Energy needs of GPU clusters 2:20:16 - Kardashev scale 2:28:12 - Fermi Paradox

Here's my conversation with David Kirtley (), a nuclear fusion engineer, all about the physics and engineering of nuclear fission, fusion, and the future of energy. David is leading a team that's working to build the world's first commercial fusion power plant by 2028. This was a super technical conversation and a fascinating one, for both the near-term and the long-term future of human civilization. It's here on X in full, and is up on YouTube, Spotify, and everywhere else. Links in comment. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 3:14 - Nuclear fission vs fusion 13:14 - Physics of E=mc^2 18:28 - Is nuclear fusion safe? 23:50 - Chernobyl 30:17 - Geopolitics 32:12 - Extreme scenarios 39:07 - How nuclear fusion works 1:11:59 - Extreme temperatures 1:17:00 - Fusion control and simulation 1:28:54 - Electricity from fusion 2:02:59 - First fusion power plant in 2028 2:09:52 - Energy needs of GPU clusters 2:20:16 - Kardashev scale 2:28:12 - Fermi Paradox

Lex Fridman

603,679 views • 8 months ago

Russia vs Ukraine: Who’s Winning the Deep-Strike War? (00:00) Intro (01:50) 40% of Russian refineries shut down? (03:26) Why Ukrainian drones slip through (05:33) Metal nets for Russian refineries (06:56) Russia’s deep-strike campaign (07:47) Why Kyiv isn’t spared (08:19) Targeting Ukraine’s nuclear plants (10:07) Russia’s “monster” drone factory (10:49) Gerans vs Ukraine’s railways (11:49) Ukraine’s blackouts are temporary (13:11) No targets left for Russian drones? (14:07) Ukraine’s FP-5 “Flamingo” missile (15:58) Will Tomahawks change the game? (17:33) Outro

Russia vs Ukraine: Who’s Winning the Deep-Strike War? (00:00) Intro (01:50) 40% of Russian refineries shut down? (03:26) Why Ukrainian drones slip through (05:33) Metal nets for Russian refineries (06:56) Russia’s deep-strike campaign (07:47) Why Kyiv isn’t spared (08:19) Targeting Ukraine’s nuclear plants (10:07) Russia’s “monster” drone factory (10:49) Gerans vs Ukraine’s railways (11:49) Ukraine’s blackouts are temporary (13:11) No targets left for Russian drones? (14:07) Ukraine’s FP-5 “Flamingo” missile (15:58) Will Tomahawks change the game? (17:33) Outro

Konstantin

62,255 views • 8 months ago

E200 is LIVE! thank you besties for taking the ride with us! we got a banger for you: -- dueling presidential interviews -- robotaxi event -- spacex catch -- $UBER / $EXPE rumors -- the nuclear vibe shift + nimby vs nuke debate ++ more! (0:00) bestie intros (2:01) polls vs prediction markets, dueling interviews, election update (16:06) Tesla's robotaxi event and SpaceX's starship catch (27:36) Uber reportedly looking into acquiring Expedia (45:19) nuclear vibe shift? big tech is looking toward nuclear solutions to power ai, nuclear vs nimby debate (1:11:10) more lawfare from the california coastal commission

E200 is LIVE! thank you besties for taking the ride with us! we got a banger for you: -- dueling presidential interviews -- robotaxi event -- spacex catch -- $UBER / $EXPE rumors -- the nuclear vibe shift + nimby vs nuke debate ++ more! (0:00) bestie intros (2:01) polls vs prediction markets, dueling interviews, election update (16:06) Tesla's robotaxi event and SpaceX's starship catch (27:36) Uber reportedly looking into acquiring Expedia (45:19) nuclear vibe shift? big tech is looking toward nuclear solutions to power ai, nuclear vs nimby debate (1:11:10) more lawfare from the california coastal commission

The All-In Podcast

404,907 views • 1 year ago