<p>The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Most of us agree that nuclear energy is safe, reliable, and clean.  But one question that remains in the United States is what to do with the waste.  One country that is well on its way to solving that problem is France and part of their solution is <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orano.group%2Fen%2Fnuclear-expertise%2Forano-s-sites-around-the-world%2Frecycling-spent-fuel%2Fla-hague&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345082106%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vfLYfVdewclzgdp3P9PnPev29WJPD3YcplNx7MLXruM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recycling</a> it and the company that provides that service is <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orano.group%2Fen&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345105217%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2Bg8qdyDUyIk9nFkxWx5T1M%2Bg%2FLdbAD1GVb8EwERmyU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orano</a>.  Orano doesn’t just do work in France but are an important part of America’s commercial nuclear industry that is why Jack is excited to welcome <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orano.group%2Fusa%2Fen&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345123341%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sfNLMkJll%2BXxdqOnWjwW6mAGKQEsVeT2r%2F%2FhteNjBD0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orano-USA</a> CEO <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orano.group%2Fusa%2Fen%2Fabout-us%2Fleadership%2Fjean-luc-palayer&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345141425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nK9pZx0y6BMe0iI%2FLfyVy%2F5r5Te7mawzOi4EYpjOkoc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jean-Luc Palayer</a> to the Power Hour.  Join Jack and Jean-Luc for a full ranging discussion on fueling American’s reactors, the potential for recycling the spent fuel to help manage nuclear waste in the United States, and much more. </p><p> </p><p>As always, you can join the conversation at  <a href="mailto:thepowerhour@heritage.org">thepowerhour@heritage.org</a>!  Check out Jack’s book, <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heritage.org%2FNuclearRevolution&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345163024%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fHYUsoFnzf13tcd0DuOKozebInlbkrUQHRjf%2FTdjYV4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nuclear Revolution</a>, and our nuclear energy documentary, <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Fo-NRw1yipdo%3Fsi%3Dwvi3Dn62lUs8Oow1&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345181499%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xmEHt8WlWQP2f1cZe6djIeeHjyRQiYI3q9tFUUtgB9I%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Powering America</a>, where you can see footage from France’s recycling facility .  Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. </p>

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The Power Hour | Powering America’s Reactors and Recycling Spent Fuel with Jean-Luc Palayer

NOV 18, 202559 MIN
Heard at Heritage

The Power Hour | Powering America’s Reactors and Recycling Spent Fuel with Jean-Luc Palayer

NOV 18, 202559 MIN

Description

<p>The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Most of us agree that nuclear energy is safe, reliable, and clean.  But one question that remains in the United States is what to do with the waste.  One country that is well on its way to solving that problem is France and part of their solution is <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orano.group%2Fen%2Fnuclear-expertise%2Forano-s-sites-around-the-world%2Frecycling-spent-fuel%2Fla-hague&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345082106%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vfLYfVdewclzgdp3P9PnPev29WJPD3YcplNx7MLXruM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recycling</a> it and the company that provides that service is <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orano.group%2Fen&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345105217%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2Bg8qdyDUyIk9nFkxWx5T1M%2Bg%2FLdbAD1GVb8EwERmyU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orano</a>.  Orano doesn’t just do work in France but are an important part of America’s commercial nuclear industry that is why Jack is excited to welcome <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orano.group%2Fusa%2Fen&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345123341%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sfNLMkJll%2BXxdqOnWjwW6mAGKQEsVeT2r%2F%2FhteNjBD0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orano-USA</a> CEO <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orano.group%2Fusa%2Fen%2Fabout-us%2Fleadership%2Fjean-luc-palayer&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345141425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nK9pZx0y6BMe0iI%2FLfyVy%2F5r5Te7mawzOi4EYpjOkoc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jean-Luc Palayer</a> to the Power Hour.  Join Jack and Jean-Luc for a full ranging discussion on fueling American’s reactors, the potential for recycling the spent fuel to help manage nuclear waste in the United States, and much more. </p><p> </p><p>As always, you can join the conversation at  <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>!  Check out Jack’s book, <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heritage.org%2FNuclearRevolution&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345163024%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fHYUsoFnzf13tcd0DuOKozebInlbkrUQHRjf%2FTdjYV4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nuclear Revolution</a>, and our nuclear energy documentary, <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2Fo-NRw1yipdo%3Fsi%3Dwvi3Dn62lUs8Oow1&data=05%7C02%7CJohn.Popp%40heritage.org%7C218655c352fb409c986908de2553684d%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638989237345181499%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xmEHt8WlWQP2f1cZe6djIeeHjyRQiYI3q9tFUUtgB9I%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Powering America</a>, where you can see footage from France’s recycling facility .  Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word. </p>