Episode Content:

• The ARC origen story through resurrection of a decades old nuclear prototype EBR-2
• A technical discussion on "closing the fuel cycle", "breeding", "electrochemical refining"
• The advantages of ARC from a Waste, Cost, Safety and matching market conditions
• A discussion of sodium and "pool type" vs "loop type" design
• A discussion of metallic uranium fuel vs uranium oxide
• Negative reactivity feedback characteristics enabled by neutron leakage
• Historical examples of this style reactor's inherent safety features
• A quick comparison of the four metal fuel designs ARC, PRISM, OKLO, and TERRAPOWER
• Nuclear economics and how to balance economies of scale vs diseconomies of scale
• Advantages of the Canadian Licensing Regime: 2 stages & risk-based approach