Laura Krantz has tackled lots of scary topics with her podcast. Now she takes on nuclear power.
Last month the Denver resident launched the third season, which focuses on the unknowns of nuclear reactors — specifically, the mystery of theThroughout the season, Krantz will give listeners a science lesson in atoms and isotopes, discuss the horrific results of nuclear reactors in places such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and dive into some of the theories regarding the explosion of the SL_1 plant that resulted in the death of three men.
And it was tougher than she anticipated."I won’t lie — there were a few tears, because I was like, 'I don’t get this,'" she recalls."I worked with Dr. Pete Markowitz. He was instrumental in breaking it down for me and explaining how nuclear science works. It was hard. It was not something I was familiar with, and I was definitely looking at videos for kids on how this stuff works.
As she investigated natural background radiation, nuclear reactors, and the risks and rewards of nuclear energy, Krantz found her opinions changing."I really did go back and forth quite a bit on this, trying to figure out: Is this the way forward? Should we do this?" she recalls."I was leaning in the pro direction; then, with the war in Ukraine and the bombarding of that nuclear power plant in Ukraine, I was like, 'Shit. That doesn’t show we’re very responsible.
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