Luke Weston, over at Physical Insights, published a post reminded me that I have not yet welcomed Finrod, a frequent contributor to discussions on Atomic Insights, as another blogger for nuclear energy. That designation is the nuclear bloggers’s way of continuing the tradition started by our old friend, Eric McErlain. Check out the thoughtful commentary [...]
Another pro-nuclear blogger – Roger Fraley at XDA
Roger Fraley at XDA produced a pithy summary of the benefits and limitations of various energy alternatives. Here is what he said about nuclear power: There is one solution that seems just the ticket. Nuclear. It produces almost no CO2. It works really well (just look at Sweden and France) and a single, merely large [...]
A former "fence sitter" becomes "Another blogger for nuclear energy"
One of the regular features of NEI Nuclear Notes that has been extremely useful over the past couple of years is the “another blogger for nuclear energy” posts that introduce a new blogger to NEI’s readers. This feature was introduced by Eric McErlain, the guy who really got NEI involved in blogging and I believe [...]
Why I bother
Navin Nayak posted a provocative comment on the Environmental Action Blog titled Why Does the Nuclear Industry Bother? His premise is based on an assertion that nuclear power cannot compete in the energy business without subsidies. While I am not a nuclear industry spokesman and cannot answer the question that he asks for the industry, [...]
Atomic Intro
My friends know me as Rod, but some of them call me Atomic. I have a habit that I want to share with you – I am a preacher of the benefits of atomic energy. I have been writing about this topic for more than a dozen years, starting on the USENET when my Internet [...]