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DeWitt: Nuclear requires the least materials per lifetime gigawatt-hour
“And when you look at that, nuclear by far requires the least of all energy sources available to us today. And it's a significant difference in advantage.”
Jake DeWitt Feb 25, 2022 ▶ 13:46 Will advanced reactors solve nuclear's problems?
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DeWitt: Fast reactors can reduce nuclear waste storage timelines to centuries
“Fast reactors in particular have some neat attributes where they can not just use this fuel efficiently, but they can use waste from other reactors and themselves quite efficiently and economically so, right? That's been one of the big hangups and holdups for …”
Jake DeWitt Feb 25, 2022 ▶ 1:00:28 Will advanced reactors solve nuclear's problems?
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?
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