https://www.decouple.media/

Decouple Media is a podcast hosted by Dr. Chris Keefer that explores the possibility of decoupling human well-being from its ecological impacts. Decouple delivers uncompromising, rigorous analysis to the climate and energy conversation. Our mission is to understand complex issues and to bring our audience along with us through high-quality, accessible media. In doing so, we hope to contribute to a more energy-literate and sustainable society. 

Podcasts

70,000x More Energy Than Gas: All About Uranium Fuel

March 4, 2025 - I spoke with MIT's Professor Koroush Shirvan, who rejoins me after our first interview on Small Modular Reactors. Now, we dive into the hidden complexities of nuclear fuels.

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Inside Project Pele: Why the U.S. Military Wants Nuclear Reactors

December 17, 2024 - Project Pele is the Department of Defense's ambitious program to develop a transportable microreactor that can deliver 1-5 megawatts of electrical power for military purposes, designed to fit within four 20-foot shipping containers, capable of being transported by truck to remote or strategic locations.

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Does Reactor Size Matter: A Civil Nuclear Debate

December 24, 2024 - James Krellenstein and Ted Nordhaus, join Decouple for a “debate” over the question of reactor size: should advanced, small nuclear technologies lead the way on nuclear energy, or should conventional large reactors?

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Can CANDU Do It?: The CANDU Story

September 7, 2024 - Tim Freeman, VP of Field Services and Manufacturing at CANDU Energy Inc joins me to discuss the 3rd most widely deployed reactor technology in the world, Canada's Heavy Pressurized Water Reactor the CANDU.

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