Small Nuclear Reactor Deep Dive (ft. Radiant)

ABOUT JOHN COOGAN:

I've been an entrepreneur for the last decade across multiple companies. I've done a lot of work in Silicon Valley, so that's mostly what I talk about. I've raised over 10 rounds of venture capital totaling over $100m in funding.

I work mostly in tech-enabled consumer packaged goods, meaning I use software to make the best products possible

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Disclaimer: This video is purely my opinion and should not be regarded as a primary source. I am not a financial advisor and this is not a recommendation to buy or sell securities. Always do your own due diligence.

[JohnCooganPlus]

I'm obsessed with the idea that a new company could become "the SpaceX of energy production". There are lots of teams approaching these challenges, so I hope you enjoy learning about Radiant's approach. I had the good fortune of meeting them through my work at Founders Fund and really come to admire the CEO Doug Bernauer. If you like what they are doing, go out and support the development of nuclear energy projects and encourage lawmakers to fast-track new designs like this!

[Connor_Roush]

If we can make it work in a submarine why can’t we do it for civilian application?🤷‍♂️

[AshtonCoolman]

The Chinese are already building thorium reactors for this use case and we're still just prototyping uranium SMRs. They'll sail past the United States in the next decade.

[jayyoo]

I am impressed with the Chinese thorium reactor process that prevents meltdown in operation of ambient pressure. This new idea must apply to replace all the US oriented, heavy pressured, water cooling reactor.

[youcantata]

The control blade/drum idea is not new at all. It was invented by famous Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE) of 1954, a molten salt reactor for aircraft. helium cooled pebble bed design is not new, too. It is just small very high temp pebble bed gas reactor.

[not_a_spk]

Why does this channel now do fluff pieces for tech companies? I swear it wasn’t always like this.

[TabulaRasa]

The boron flaps should be setup like train air brakes and mechanically failsafe and require power to open. Relying on a digital failsafe system is just more parts to go wrong.

[MartinCharles]

I was about to apply at Radiant but something tells me this exposure will draw them all the talent they need! Can't wait to see it in production.

[hfriedman]

This video was ok but too many interviews with employees. Could have been shorter. Also doesn’t really address the larger picture of nuclear companies - for example did you know there’s already a public company making small reactors? It’s called Oklo. After watching this long video I still don’t understand how Radiant is different.

[ChristopherLecky]

By comparing historical projects and their impact on the population at the time, we can gain valuable insights into what might be required to classify a modern project as having a "planetary trajectory." A scale of 3 to 5 percent of the global population seems to be a reasonable threshold based on comparisons of other historical projects...

This also emphasizes the immense scale and coordination required for a project to have a truly global impact today, given the much larger population. Whether it's addressing climate change, exploring space, or implementing sustainable technologies, reaching this level of engagement would signify a significant commitment from humanity as a whole.

This is a powerful way to conceptualize the scale of effort and resources needed to tackle the challenges or opportunities that could define the future of our planet.

[thisguymartin]

I love this !! I wish I was smart enough to work or be a part of this

[benmcreynolds]

This is such a valuable video. It's showing everything I've ever hoped & dreamed of seeing being done.. + it's being done right now! Not decades from now. I'd do anything to get a chance to be a handyman at this place or any odd job position. I would genuinely feel like I'm helping change the world in a way no other place is even remotely coming close to obtaining. I'm so proud of these people and so happy to know that there are people like this out there impacting the world in ways I've been dreaming of but being poor I've never had the opportunity to ya know, do anything like this..

[Essrom]

I wonder how these reactors will be protected? Because, pranksters could make a dirty bomb out of reactor materials

[AllforOnenOneforAll]

Why not just a mechanical thermal deadman switch for the cybersecurity feature?

[JarKo]

I like the idea as it can help reducing power distribution network cost and energy losses. It will be relatively inexpensive to use such small reactros in places where high security is already in place and would not increase cost signifficantly (military bases etc). I would like to hear how such reactor will be operated as this may require a lot of high skilled people (in this case large reactors might be more effective). Also how they are planning to manage nuclear waste (not used fuel than can be reprocessed but other low active, long life waste).

[DasErdbeereis]

You have heard of solar, tidal and wind power, right? -.-

[hackerbrinelam]

8:51 huh digital twin, so much potential to create value

[SamsLiberty]

You finally showed up in my feed again; how did you anger the algorithm for so long?

[MartinCharles]

Wait this is a media arm of founders fund wow props to you John

[jonathanescalada]

How do they plan to make electricity? Will the heated helium rotate a turbine generator?