Why are nuclear power plants so difficult to finance, and who ultimately pays when megaprojects run late or over budget? Chris Keefer is joined by returning guest Michael Seely, The Atomic Blender, for a deep dive into the capital costs, construction risks and...
Every chance I get to listen to financial analyst Doomberg, I do. Doomberg is the most in-tune analyst I’ve seen on energy issues, and is initimately aware with Canada and even Saskatchewan (Doomberg did a piece on Saskatchewan recently). Over recent days the...
What’s happening with CANDU? This episode features Joe St. Julian, President of Nuclear at AtkinsRéalis, outlining why Canada may be closer to a new nuclear fleet build than most observers realize. Drawing on his background delivering complex U.S. nuclear...
The Iranian drone strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial complex has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, triggering force majeure on 20 percent of the world’s LNG supply and closing the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. To understand what just...
Back in October, Westinghouse pulled the eVinci microreactor from the Saskatchewan Research Council, which had been planning on building the first eVinci microreactor. The reason? It turns out the US military under Trump has more money than the SRC. Who woulda thunk...
