a16z general partners Erin Price-Wright and Erik Torenberg speak with Doug Bernauer, founder and CEO of Radiant, and Drew Baglino, founder and CEO of
Heron, about rebuilding American energy infrastructure. They discuss portable micro nuclear reactors, solid state power electronics, why delivery
rather than generation is the real bottleneck, the case for modular manufacturing, and whether data centers are actually good for the grid.
Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction 03:42 — Why Radiant Exists 06:01 — Why Heron Exists 08:48 — Demand Surge Explained 14:30 — Nuclear Progress and
Hurdles 18:43 — Heron Link Explained 29:01 — Nuclear as a Product 34:57 — Where Microreactors Fit 44:07 — Data Centers and the Grid
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