
TITANS OF NUCLEAR
A podcast featuring interviews with experts across technology, industry, economics, policy and more.
Latest Episodes
Latest Episodes

Ep 347: Jean-Michel Hoorelbeke - Senior Advisor for Foresight and Strategy, Andra
January 3, 2022
January 3, 2022
1) Jean-Michel Hoorelbeke’s path to a nuclear energy career through his mining engineering education
2) How France’s Underground Research Laboratory verified feasibility of the nuclear waste geological repository
3) The progression of Cigéo from the research phase to the industrial phase
4) Remaining research for France’s nuclear waste storage & disposal plans...

Ep 346: Thomas Branche - Vice President, Engineering, Assystem
December 22, 2021
December 22, 2021
1) Thomas' career trajectory from public service to private industry
2) The many roles Thomas has played at Assystem across many different geographies
3) Private industry's role in accelerating the clean energy transition throughout Europe
4) Thomas' vision for the future of nuclear energy around the world ...

Ep 345: Kamen Kraev - Secretary General, NucNet
December 20, 2021
December 20, 2021
1) Kamen Kraev's path to journalism and how he ended up writing about nuclear energy
2) The history of NucNet, one of the world's leading nuclear publications
3) Communications challenges within nuclear energy and what communications professionals can do to help
4) Kamen's hopes for the future of nuclear as an energy source ...

Ep 344: Madeleine Archer - Sustainability Lead, Sellafield Ltd.
December 15, 2021
December 15, 2021
1) Madeleine's path to nuclear, starting with her industrial placement year at Sellafield
2) Madeleine's previous roles managing operations at Sellafield's sludge packaging facility and fleet maintenance facilities
3) How Sellafield uses flasks to transport nuclear waste inside and outside of the site
4) Madeleine's role managing Sellafield's COVID-19 response and maintaining operations throughout the pandemic...

