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Jake DeWitt

Co-founder & CEO, Oklo Inc.. On 2 shows, 2 appearances. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Jacob "Jake" DeWitte co-founded Oklo Inc. in 2013 to commercialize compact fast-fission reactors and advance nuclear fuel recycling. He holds a PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT and previously conducted reactor design and analysis at GE, Sandia National Laboratories, and Urenco.

What they said30 Shows2

Everything Jake DeWitt said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

AMERICAN OPTIMIST Assertion Supported

DeWitte: Fast Reactors Efficiently Split Transuranic Actinides in Nuclear Waste

“Fast reactors, you don't slow them down. You let them run as they're born fast, which means they're harder to catch. You need a little more fuel, but because they're going faster, they're carrying more energy and that allows you to much more efficiently Actual…”

Jake DeWitt Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 21:35 Oklo's Amazing Small Reactor That Can Reuse Nuclear Waste · Joe Lonsdale

CATALYST Assertion Supported

DeWitt: Nuclear provides under 20% of US power but majority of clean electricity

“You know, on average, it makes about nine percent of the world's energy. In the U.S., it makes just under 20% and does make the majority of the U.S.'s clean power, which is a pretty important piece of it.”

Jake DeWitt Feb 25, 2022 ▶ 4:44 Will advanced reactors solve nuclear's problems?

CATALYST Assertion Supported

DeWitt: China announced plans to build at least 150 new nuclear plants

“China recently announced they're going to be building at least a 150 new nuclear power plants.”

Jake DeWitt Feb 25, 2022 ▶ 10:19 Will advanced reactors solve nuclear's problems?

CATALYST Assertion Partly supported

DeWitt: France recently announced plans to build at least 14 new nuclear plants

“France, who just recently announced, you know, one of the world leaders in nuclear power that they're going to be building at least 14 new plants which is pretty exciting to see.”

Jake DeWitt Feb 25, 2022 ▶ 10:56 Will advanced reactors solve nuclear's problems?

CATALYST Assertion Supported

DeWitt: Fission releases almost 50 million times more energy than combustion

“When you split an atom, you're releasing almost fifty million times more energy than when you're doing sort of a combustion reaction with like, you know, a fossil fuel.”

Jake DeWitt Feb 25, 2022 ▶ 14:00 Will advanced reactors solve nuclear's problems?

CATALYST Assertion Supported

DeWitt: Liquid metal reactors operate at high temperatures unpressurized

“They can operate at high temperatures, which is valuable, but they can also operate at high temperatures without needing to be pressurized. So you can use smaller simpler components and simpler systems to do that.”

Jake DeWitt Feb 25, 2022 ▶ 24:01 Will advanced reactors solve nuclear's problems?

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Jake's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
AMERICAN OPTIMISTLEDGER	Co-founder & CEO, Oklo Inc.	1	17	73% 8/11	full record on American Optimist →
CATALYSTLEDGER	Co-founder & CEO, Oklo Inc.	1	13	73% 8/11	full record on Catalyst →