Advanced Nuclear, the Official Podcast of UCAN Power
Advanced Nuclear, the Official Podcast of UCAN Power
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UCAN Power is the voice within the nuclear technology community that is focused solely on the advancement of small and micro nuclear reactors and their applications across the spectrum of needs. Homepage - UCAN Power - United Coalition for Advanced Nuclear Power
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The podcast centers on themes related to the innovation of small and micro nuclear reactors, their applications, and the intersection of nuclear technology with energy needs. Episodes cover topics like Liz Muller's underground reactor designs, Jordan Robison's molten salt technology developments, and workforce challenges in the nuclear sector, highlighting the push for education, safety, and collaboration within the industry.
UCAN Power is the voice within the nuclear technology community that is focused solely on the advancement of small and micro nuclear reactors and their applications across the spectrum of needs. Homepage – UCAN Power – United Coalition for Advanced Nuclear Power
Artificial intelligence is transforming the world—but powering it is becoming one of the greatest energy challenges of our time. From training massive AI models to running data centers that demand reliable, 24/7 electricity, the future of computing is colliding head‑on with the limits of today’s energy systems.
In this episode of Advanced Nuclear, host Dominique Cooper sits down with Yasir Arafat, Co‑Founder, CTO, and President of Aalo Atomics, to explore how factory‑built, advanced nuclear microreactors could unlock abundant, dependable power for the AI era and beyond. Yasir shares his personal journey—from growing up with energy scarcity to leading pioneering reactor programs at Westinghouse and Idaho National Laboratory, including the MARVEL microreactor project—and how those experiences shaped Aalo Atomics’ mission.
The conversation dives into Aalo’s bold focus on AI data centers as its first customer, the decision to use sodium‑cooled reactor technology, and the company’s race toward a historic milestone: achieving criticality on the Aalo X experimental reactor at INL, which would mark the first new sodium‑cooled reactor to operate in the U.S. in over 40 years.
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