Emmet Penney joins me to shoot the breeze and catch up on the whirlwind developments of the last few months.

0:00 - Emmett Penny Returns: Nuclear Barbarian on the Grid and Robert Bryce's Documentary
2:21 - Juice: Power, Politics, and the Grid - Robert Bryce's Documentary Explores U.S. Grid Challenges
4:48 - Indigenous Rights vs Green Energy: The Osage Tribe's Fight Against Wind Turbines
7:09 - Nuclear Energy in Ontario: Successes, Challenges, and the Need for Workforce Development
12:16 - Solving the Human Capital Problem: Skilled Trades vs Higher Education in the Nuclear Industry
19:51 - Optimism vs Pessimism: Assessing the Future of the U.S. Electrical Grid and Reliability Concerns
23:01 - Early Warning Signs of Grid Failure: Beyond Blackouts - Understanding Grid Fragility
26:46 - Winter Storm Elliot and the Vulnerability of Natural Gas Infrastructure
31:41 - Institutional Dysfunction: Why Are U.S. Energy Institutions Failing to Plan for the Future?
38:20 - Ontario's Pathways to Decarbonization: The Role of Nuclear, Hydrogen, and Fantasyland Thinking
46:47 - The Prospects for Nuclear Energy in the U.S.: Overcoming Challenges and Building Consensus
56:01 - FERC Order 88 and the Failure of Power Markets: The Need for New Solutions
59:35 - The Future of Wind and Solar: Integrating Renewables and Addressing Grid Reliability Concerns
1:01:15 - Behind-the-Meter Power: The Rise of Microreactors and Data Center Energy Demands

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