Ep. 80 - Dave Gandy, EPRI
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy - En podcast af Bret Kugelmass, Energy Impact Center
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In this episode we discuss...
- Dave’s background in welding and his personal journey in the nuclear industry
- The advantages of welding versus a flange
- The history of ultrasonic inspection welds
- Fatigue and creep in fossil plants
- How data collected from materials testing in fossil plants now contributes to the nuclear industry
- Temperatures required in coal plants versus those required in nuclear plants
- The use of 3D printing in additive manufacturing on an industrial scale
- Improving the time and cost of producing small modular reactors and Gen IV reactors
- Manufacturing’s vital role in increasing nuclear’s scalability
