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Nuclear-powered shipping as a future solution

The guest argued that small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) are a viable and safe future power source for commercial shipping, offering long-term cost savings and grid-support capabilities.

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REVIVED · 23 MENTIONS · 17 EPISODES · 12 SHOWS

31 JUL 2025 — 16 AUG 2026 · 2D AGO

17 SUPPORT · 1 CHALLENGE · 3 UPDATE · 2 MENTIONED

31 JUL 2025 · FIRST HEARD
MACROVOICES
- Tech-driven shift to Gen IV nuclear reactors
3 EPISODES BETWEEN · 4 MENTIONS
1. 30 AUG 2025
  SMARTERMARKETS
  - Integral Fast Reactor tech for waste and proliferation
2. 16 SEP 2025
  THE TIM FERRISS SHOW
  - Borehole nuclear reactor as a near-term solution
3. 19 SEP 2025
  BARRON'S STREETWISE · 2 MENTIONS
  - Nuclear power renaissance driven by AI energy demand
  - Small Modular Reactors as a faster, flexible nuclear solution
13 NOV 2025
THE DERIVATIVE
- Nuclear-powered shipping as a future solution · THIS IDEA
6 EPISODES BETWEEN · 9 MENTIONS
1. 25 JAN 2026
  ALL-IN WITH CHAMATH, JASON, SACKS & FRIEDBERG
  - Small modular nuclear reactors for AI by 2027
2. 29 JAN 2026
  MACROVOICES
  - Political support for nuclear is broad and deepening
3. 12 FEB 2026
  MACROVOICES
  - DOE bypasses NRC for small nuclear reactors
4. 19 FEB 2026
  THE DERIVATIVE · 3 MENTIONS
5. 20 FEB 2026
  PLANET MICROCAP PODCAST · 2 MENTIONS
  - Curtiss Wright: sole US nuclear core supplier
  - Nuclear services over reactor picks
6. 26 FEB 2026
  MACROVOICES
  - AI energy demand drives natural gas boom
5 MAR 2026
MACROVOICES · 2 MENTIONS
- Sodium-cooled reactors as a proven, safer alternative
- True SMRs require single-factory vertical integration · CHALLENGES
13 MAR 2026
MONETARY MATTERS WITH JACK FARLEY
- Europe's energy policy mistakes: abandoning nuclear
14 APR 2026 · UPDATES
WEALTHION - BE FINANCIALLY RESILIENT · 2 MENTIONS
- China to become world's largest nuclear operator
- Western nuclear renaissance with AP1000 reactors
15 APR 2026
ODD LOTS
- Crisis accelerates nuclear restarts in Japan, Korea
5 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO · UPDATES
WHAT BITCOIN DID
- Nuclear energy as a safe, necessary baseload
16 AUG 2026 · 2D AGO
THOUGHTFUL MONEY
- Nuclear energy revival driven by government incentives

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