526 Nuclear Energy w/ Mark Nelson

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Mark Nelson is the managing director of the Radiant Energy Fund, which advises governments, nonprofits, and industry about nuclear energy. </span> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mark works tirelessly to prevent early closures of nuclear plants around the world a nd has attended the UN climate conference in Glasgow as a delegate from the American Nuclear Society. His efforts span the globe, working to save nuclear plants from Germany to California. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mark holds an MPhil in Nuclear Engineering from Cambridge University and degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Russian Language and Literature from Oklahoma State University.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Mark and Aaron discuss the differences between France & Germany, the complexity of the US electric grid, and reasons for hope.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Mark Nelson’s Challenge;</em></strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Find out where you get your power from, what nuclear plants are nearby, and communicate to politicans that you don’t want them shut down.</span></p> <p> </p> <h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Mark Nelson</span></h1> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-w-nelson-484b0713/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Linkedin</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/energybants"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.radiantenergyfund.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Website</span></a></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you liked this interview, check out our past episodes w/</span> <a href= "https://youtu.be/p-qnokOEOA4"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Rita Baranwal about nuclear energy and the government</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://youtu.be/wbhUxdZtS7w"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Doomberg about coming shortages of food and energy</span></a>