Nightly Nuance - September 28, 2021

Hello, my friends. We’re going to keep thinking about energy and infrastructure today with a special guest, Patrick Hough. Patrick started listening to Pantsuit Politics with his spouse, Julie, and they are quite a husband-and-wife-team, as you’ll hear Patrick say in this conversation. Both have deep expertise in nuclear energy, and Patrick reached out after listening to the nuclear series that I shared several months ago.

In this conversation, Patrick shares some of his expertise and helps us think about the cost-benefit analysis around nuclear energy. I’m so grateful for his time and willingness to talk us through radiation, waste, and the impact of nuclear plants on communities.

Resources: 

NRC discussion on naturally occurring radiation:

https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/around-us/sources/nat-bg-sources.html

Page 10 has more examples of actual radiation dose numbers for public perception.

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students/for-educators/06.pdf

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