nuclear energy

6 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement May 17, 2023 by Jigar Shah · across every show →

Everything said about nuclear energy, oldest first

May 17, 2023 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Shah: Nuclear and long-duration storage have not reached liftoff
“It's also very clear that you don't have liftoff in nuclear or long-duration energy storage, right? That here are the challenges that we see.”
Jigar Shah May 17, 2023 ▶ 29:07 Live: Is advanced nuclear ready for liftoff?
Oct 16, 2023 bearish
Opinion
El Naggar: Nuclear energy deployment does not fit 10-year venture fund cycles
“I do worry that nuclear is for example, one of those technologies where, Where government needs to move the needle more because it just isn't on a time scale that fits a ten-year investment fund, you know, in venture capital.”
Mona El Naggar Oct 16, 2023 ▶ 40:37 Investors riff on the new era for climate investing
Mar 6, 2024 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Janis: Nuclear and fusion will not address near-term power demand
“I definitely think that we over-index on counting on, quote, energy miracles, because, again, going back to what we were talking about before, it takes a long time to build this stuff. So we are not going to have significant contribution of, say, nuclear energ…”
Brian Janous Mar 6, 2024 ▶ 8:21 New demand is straining the grid. Here’s how to tackle it.
Apr 26, 2024 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Domenech: Trump will pivot DOE Loan Programs Office rather than eliminate it
“I don't think that the Trump administration immediately comes in and reflexively never uses the loan program again. I do think that the projects that they pick to invest in might be different. You might see a heavier investment on nuclear, for example. Hydroge…”
Emily Domenech Apr 26, 2024 ▶ 40:18 Political Climate: Is the IRA under political threat?
Apr 26, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Domenech: Trump administration gave out record LPO loans to nuclear companies
“Trump gave out some of the biggest LPO loans in history to nuclear companies under his administration.”
Emily Domenech Apr 26, 2024 ▶ 38:50 Political Climate: Is the IRA under political threat?
Sep 24, 2025 neutral
Insight
Nuclear energy will fail as a baseload solution without cost certainty
“The main challenge with new nuclear is really the cost. It's a two-fold problem. It's not just high cost, it's high cost uncertainty, and we're in a particularly kind of perilous moment where people are recognizing the value of the fixed, reliable, base low po…”
Mike Laufer Sep 24, 2025 ▶ 0:37 Shortening the nuclear development cycle from decades to years
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