nuclear energy

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Feb 16, 2023 by Brett Kugelmass · across every show →

Everything said about nuclear energy, oldest first

Feb 16, 2023 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Kugelmass predicts Poland will lead the world in next-generation nuclear deployment
“I think the most activity that we've seen anywhere, like, once again, including with our own company, is in Poland. You know, there's, like, a confluence of circumstances there between, you know, sustained political and social support. Their energy security is…”
Brett Kugelmass Feb 16, 2023 ▶ 35:18 Strong opinions on SMRs
Nov 16, 2023 neutral
Insight
Lovering: Lack of demand-pull policy drove high US nuclear costs
“What's really been missing with nuclear in terms of policy to help bring down the cost is that demand pull policy. And so this is why you see that nuclear is cheaper and gets cheaper over time in places that have a lot of growth in demand for electricity becau…”
Jessica Lovering Nov 16, 2023 ▶ 33:08 The cost of nuclear
Jun 6, 2024 neutral
Disclosure
Baglino: Tesla excluded nuclear and geothermal from Master Plan due to costs
“It was a little bit of a complexity, and also the, if you took the best known cost of all those technologies and just stuck them into the optimizer wouldn't pick them, is, is really what it comes down to.”
Drew Baglino Jun 6, 2024 ▶ 23:04 Drew Baglino on Tesla’s Master Plan
May 9, 2025 bullish
Insight
Hyperscalers and AI power demand will enable US nuclear deployment
“Back in the 2000, there was not really any demand growth. Now we're seeing phenomenal demand growth, which was strong to begin with, but just, I mean, really taken off with artificial intelligence driving it. And, you know, those trillion dollar balance sheet …”
Chris Colbert May 9, 2025 ▶ 6:35 The U.S. nuclear groundswell
Mar 26, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Shafer: Tripling nuclear power generates 6,000–8,000 metric tons of waste annually
“Especially if you're seriously thinking about tripling or quadrupling nuclear, you end up in a scenario where you're not actually talking about 2000 metric tons of material. Per year, you're talking about six to 8000 metric tons of material per year.”
Dr. Jen Shafer (Jen Schaefer) Mar 26, 2026 ▶ 32:09 The state and future of nuclear waste
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