Bonus: Mass Manufacturing Micro-sized Nuclear Reactors with Jordan Bramble and Julia DeWahl of Antares

"Age of Miracles"

Here's our full-length interview with Jordan Bramble and our own Julia DeWahl, co-founders of Antares, where we dive deep into how Antares plans on manufacturing in mass micro-sized nuclear reactors to provide abundant energy for all.

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Timestamps:

(00:10) Introduction

(03:50) Background story of starting Antares

(05:50) Role of military applications in microreactor development

(10:11) Working with DoD and commercial sector

(15:28) The process of building a microreactor

(20:04) On shifting from Software to Nuclear

(23:06) Addressing risks in Antares

(32:03) Next steps and timeline for Antares

(39:18) The future of the world with abundant nuclear energy

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Credits: Nancy Xu produced this season of Age of Miracles. Audio editor: Justin Golden. Executive producers: Amelia Salyers, Packy McCormick, and Erik Torenberg.