{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Energy Bytes","title":"EP 88: Kevin Kong from Everstar","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/344dc99b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4467,"description":"Building a nuclear reactor in America used to take three years. Now the paperwork alone can eat a decade. Kevin Kong, CEO and Founder of Everstar, went from scaling Bird scooters to using AI to untangle nuclear permitting, supply chains and robotic welding. We get into why large reactors can beat SMRs on cost, how the US lost its nuclear supply chain, the jobs a new reactor fleet could create, guarding export controlled data, and how they always knew when Shaq was riding a Bird.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n0:00 Intro\n1:12 From Bird to Everstar\n6:33 The library book that started it all\n10:16 Nuclear myths and the Watts Bar story\n13:49 How the US lost its nuclear edge\n19:38 AI for nuclear permitting\n27:05 Models, physics and regulation\n32:58 SMRs vs large reactors\n41:34 Data centers and nuclear jobs\n44:05 Knowledge gaps and robotic welding\n50:16 Security and export controls\n53:43 Simulating plant operations\n58:43 Building across teams\n1:01:54 AI native energy companies\n1:06:59 Scaling chaos at Bird\n1:09:39 Book picks and where to find Kevin\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_ai\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io\nhttps://www.facebook.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.instagram.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_io\nhttps://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/KU-rritAkNfd5EDWr8dy4miPzznveey9CXz1zVQDRXc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZGMz/NDQxNzEwNTFjZDU3/NmQ4ZmI3ZDU1ZTQ2/Y2U4Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}