Guido Lange is a nuclear physicist. His fields of expertise are nuclear fusion and plasma. This interview dives into plasma, nuclear fission, nuclear meltdowns, nuclear bombs, and the future for nuclear fusion power plants. Related episodes Guido is the older brother of Marnix, who appeared on the podcast in these episodes. He’s just as interesting, but in a very different way: TPP #007: Hippies in Nepal and tribal life in Papua New Guinea TPP #008: LSD, DMT, martial arts, and traveling the world TPP #011: Ayahuasca The show Contents 00:03:11 – Nuclear fusion 00:12:30 – Plasma 00:18:00 – A very expensive water-cooker 00:26:30 – Difference between fusion and fission 00:38:20 – Atoms don’t care about your feelings 00:43:22 – Nuclear waste & meltdowns 00:50:00 – No unlimited energy source 00:55:25 – 10 times hotter than the core of the sun 01:00:35 – The ITER project and the future 01:08:06 – The next 50 years 01:12:55 – Different ways 01:20:23 – Nuclear waste & disasters 01:30:23 – Nuclear submarines rusting on the bottom of the ocean (link to story) 01:32:55 – The magnitude of it all 01:38:38 – Interesting times Notes & links Fusion: Expensive and Taking Forever? Guido Lange: Lopes Cardozo, N.J., Lange, A.G.G. & Kramer, G.J. J Fusion Energ (2016) 35: 94. Guido Lange’s website Recording details Recorded on May 25, 2018; in the backyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. Recorded on the big setup.