Gone Fission Podcast Expands Focus on Nuclear Renaissance KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 21, 2025 – A well-known nuclear industry podcast that has been telling the story of environmental cleanup at Department of Energy facilities nationwide for the past four years is expanding its focus to devote more attention to the emerging nuclear renaissance. Michael Butler,…
Review from Jean-Luc Palayer, President & CEO, Orano USA
“Thank you Michael Butler for your #GoneFission podcasts. You are doing an incredible job to promote U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities, in particular DOE-EM’s mission to remediate the legacy sites for the benefits of the local communities, including Oak Ridge.”
Review from Doc Hastings, Former Member of Congress, Hanford, WA
“What [Gone Fission] does on behalf of the nuclear cleanup is key. You have to communicate and you have to let people know what’s going on. Your effort is part of that. Thank you.”
Review from Candice Robertson, Former EM-1, U.S. Department of Energy
“I love your podcast…”
Review from Seth Kirshenberg, Executive Director, Energy Communities Alliance
“It’s great that you do this podcast. We’ve been watching them each week as they come out, and they’re great. The whole Environmental Management program benefits from this podcast.”
7/25/23 EM News and Highlights
July 25, 2023. Environmental cleanup at EM sites is a family affair. Each day, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, and uncles and nephews show up together to perform the hazardous tasks and myriad support services necessary to carry out the world’s largest environmental cleanup. This week’s episode of the “Gone Fission Nuclear Report…
Gone Fission Podcast Recounts Story of Oppenheimer Security Clearance
VIEW VIDEOCAST NOW LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 17, 2023–A modern-day successor to J. Robert Oppenheimer took an active role last year in urging the Department of Energy to nullify a 70-year-old government decision that revoked the atomic bomb inventor’s security clearance. Dr. Thom Mason, current Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New…
New Gone Fission Nuclear Report Podcast Episode: Idaho Celebration: EBR-2 Spent Fuel Wet to Dry Transfer
This week, the Gone Fission Nuclear Report celebrates with employees of Idaho National Laboratory, INL management, the Department of Energy and state leaders. Crews have completed transfer of Experimental Breeder Reactor-2 spent fuel from wet to the dry storage, meeting a key milestone in a settlement agreement between the Department of Energy and the state….
Latest Gone Fission episode highlights DOE community engagement, ECA’s Guide to Successful Environmental Cleanup
The newest episode of the Gone Fission Nuclear Report features ECA Executive Director Seth Kirshenberg, who highlights the importance of community engagement in cleanup of the weapons complex and discusses ECA’s new interactive online guide to cleanup FAQs. Community involvement is a central element in the success of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) environmental cleanup…
BREAKING 12.1.2022 – Apple Ranks Gone Fission Nuclear News Podcast in TOP 200
Today the Gone Fission Nuclear Report Podcast has secured a ranking in the top 200 at #196 in the Apple Podcasts Business News! This is a huge achievement for Gone Fission since there are over 5 million business podcasts. Way to go, Michael Butler and your Gone Fisison Team! Follow Gone Fission Nuclear Report for…