Ep. 34 - Ken Canavan, Westinghouse

Episode Content:

• Ken's start doing safety analysis, including his work at Three Mile Island.  

• How probabilistic risk assessment correlates to what happens at plants.  

• An overview of the risk-informed regulation movement in the 90's.  

• The role of vents during nuclear plant accidents.  

• Nuclear maintenance, plant engineering, and risk assessment.  

• The best strategies to control fission products after severe accidents.  

• Severe accident analysis and international collaborations.  

• Defining HEPA filters and identifying its impact.  

• The roadmap to commercialization and the importance of identifying the market.  

• Why research and development is crucial to form partnerships.