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Plugged In: the energy news podcastNuclear’s latest comeback: is it permanent?Over the past year, many countries in Europe and beyond have announced plans to expand their nuclear programmes or build new reactors.As the pressure mounts for countries to start delivering on their decarbonisation goals and have a tighter grasp on their energy security, it begs the question: has “the road to net zero” become “the road to nuclear”?In this week’s episode, Richard speaks to the Director General of the Nuclear Energy Agency about what has triggered this latest revival in nuclear, and how the private and public sectors will need to decide who takes...2025-03-2131 min
Naked NuclearBlack History Month Spotlight: William D. Magwood IVBlack History Month Spotlight on William D. Magwood IV
In this special Black History Month episode of Naked Nuclear, we spotlight William D. Magwood IV, a leader in nuclear energy whose career spans policy, regulation, and international cooperation.
From his working-class roots in Pittsburgh to his role as the Director General of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Bill's journey is explored, highlighting his contributions to U.S. nuclear policy, international technology cooperation, and workforce development.
The episode delves into the challenges in nuclear expansion and emphasizes Bill's belief in the pivotal role of nuclear power...2025-02-0306 min
World Nuclear NewsThe international forum helping make advanced reactors a realityAn agreement has been concluded to renew the Generation IV International Forum, which aims to build on its first 25 years of sharing research and development on innovative nuclear reactor designs. In this episode, William D Magwood IV, Director-General of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, which supports GIF as its Technical Secretariat, explains how the forum came about, how it works, what the key achievements have been so far and what the hopes for the future are.He says that originally it was expected to be governments and government laboratories taking the lead, but now the...2025-01-2929 min
FANRThe Global Nuclear Scene: Through the Eyes of William D. Magwood, Director-General of the Nuclear Energy AgencyDirector-General of the Nuclear Energy Agency William D. Magwood IV speaks to us about the future of nuclear energy, the role of nuclear in tackling climate change & achieving Net Zero goals, & recent trends in the sector, among others, in the latest episode of the FANR Podcast. 2023-11-3018 minWorld Nuclear NewsGender balance in nuclear, and the EU's Net Zero Industry ActThe OECD Nuclear Energy Agency released a report in March which it described as the first publicly available international data on gender balance in the nuclear sector. Claire Maden reports on the report's key findings (that there's still a long way to go to boost female representation in the sector) and also on what NEA Director General William D Magwood IV and Fiona Rayment, chair of the NEA's Gender Balance Task Group had to say about the situation. The need to encourage more women into the nuclear sector is an issue...2023-04-0142 min