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.

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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.