I Explored the World's First Nuclear Power Plant (and How It Works) - Smarter Every Day 306

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  @smartereveryday · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

  For years I&apos;ve wanted to do a series exploring Nuclear Power. &nbsp;It&apos;s time. I recorded this video about a year ago in the wilderness of Idaho at Idaho National Labs. &nbsp;I&apos;m VERY EXCITED about this series, and I hope you are as well. &nbsp;For the first video, my goal was to understand the fundamentals of how a nuclear power plant works. &nbsp;I believe EBR-1 (Experimental Breeder Reactor - 1) is an amazing place to start. &nbsp;If you&apos;d like to get an old-school email when I upload the next videos (I won&apos;t spam you) in the series here&apos;s a link to receive email updates: <a href="https://www.smartereveryday.com/email">https://www.smartereveryday.com/email</a><br><br>Thanks to everyone who supports on Patreon! If you&apos;d like to consider supporting, here&apos;s the link: &nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday">https://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday</a><br><br>Thank you! I&apos;m grateful for your time and that you&apos;re willing to learn this stuff with me!<br>Second Channel Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVzNPO1pZGo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVzNPO1pZGo</a>

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  @AndrewCavaletto · 1 year ago

  I loved giving you a tour Destin, you&apos;ve done a fantastic job designing easy to understand prop examples to expound on the best details! Thank you for being a fantastic advocate for engineering and science, and for letting me be a part of that by showing you my favorite reactor :)

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  @trevorduran90 · 1 year ago

  Please make people realize how safe it is

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  @paddyterhune · 1 year ago

  This, to me, is the &quot;good&quot; internet. Really smart people that can explain complex subjects in a way that dummies like me can understand. Thank you so much for sharing your intelligence, your ability to communicate effectively and your personal passion for the material. You are doing good work and I appreciate you! Thanks.

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• AV

  @avgFloridian · 1 year ago

  Andrew is a national treasure. &nbsp;We must protect him at all costs, and keep him from being chained to a desk like the rest of us.

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• MI

  @Mike23443 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Andrew is incredible. You can tell that he has studied, learned, and knows exactly what he is talking about. He speaks so incredibly clearly, concisely and simply. The way he can be interrupted and pick up right where he left off is really impressive.

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• SU

  @superdudd · 1 year ago (edited)

  Let&apos;s all give Andrew a huge round of applause here for being a stellar tour guide. His knowledge and passion for the subject material is apparent from the first time he opens his mouth and I couldn&apos;t help but find his enthusiasm for the material to be contagious. That&apos;s a bright young man that&apos;s got an infinite future of possibilities before him and I wish him all the best!

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  @CriticalMonkey623 · 1 year ago

  Fast Neutron: WEEEE!<br>French Neutron: OUI!

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  @thefloridaredneck · 1 year ago

  Andrew is a PHENOMENAL story teller and tour guide. I could listen to him tell and teach forever.

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• QU

  @quejebo · 1 year ago

  Andrew never says &quot;um&quot; or &quot;uh&quot; and it&apos;s so appreciably noticeable, that dude is dialed in

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• KY

  @kylehill · 1 year ago

  GET OFF MY LAWN DESTIN

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  @OutletVibes · 1 year ago

  You could have bought a white board and markers for $40 but instead you took the time to cut out felt for a physical demonstration.. This is why I&apos;ll always support this channel.

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