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The nuclear industry is one of the most striking examples of taking the most advanced, abstract, theoretical scientific discoveries and applying them to the development of practical life-serving technologies and products. In this session, two engineers/businessmen tell you about their work in two different areas of nuclear technology. Thomas Eiden, CEO of Atomic Alchemy (and OAC graduate), gives an update on the progress his company is making in solving the problem he described in his OCON 2021 talk: the looming crisis in the supply of materials for nuclear medicine (youtube.com/watch?v=hzTSMyKf8Dc). Derek Sutherland, VP of R&D at Realta Fusion (and current ARU student), talks about recent advancements in fusion energy development and his motivations for his work towards making nuclear fusion energy a practical reality.
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The nuclear industry is one of the most striking examples of taking the most advanced, abstract, theoretical scientific discoveries and applying them to the development of practical life-serving technologies and products. In this session, two engineers/businessmen tell you about their work in two different areas of nuclear technology. Thomas Eiden, CEO of Atomic Alchemy (and OAC graduate), gives an update on the progress his company is making in solving the problem he described in his OCON 2021 talk: the looming crisis in the supply of materials for nuclear medicine (youtube.com/watch?v=hzTSMyKf8Dc). Derek Sutherland, VP of R&D at Realta Fusion (and current ARU student), talks about recent advancements in fusion energy development and his motivations for his work towards making nuclear fusion energy a practical reality.
These talks were recorded live on July 5th in Boston, MA as part of the 2025 Objectivist Summer Conference and are available on the Ayn Rand Institute Podcast stream. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Watch archived podcasts here: newideal.aynrand.org/podcasts
Image Credit: fhm / Moment / via Getty Images.
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