The AustinPermie blog has started a discussion about nuclear energy. Ingrid, a native of the Netherlands, former resident of Saudi Arabia and Canada and current resident of Austin, Texas introduced her debate with the following paragraph: Due to having a family and having been very sleep deprived for years, I missed out on learning about…
I appreciate all of the positive comments that people provided about the talk I gave at Google titled Fission is the New Fire. I also appreciate all of the constructive criticism and heard clearly the requests for a more readable copy of the presentation slides that I used in the talk. Taking video pictures of…
I was recently involved in an exchange on John Edwards One Corps blog that got me digging into an old issue. If you have been following the nuclear industry for a long time, you might remember an incident about three years ago where there was a lot of attention paid to unaccounted for fuel rods…
Shane and Rod discuss boiling water reactors, one of the two types of established light water reactors. There are two main types of light water reactors, pressurized water reactors (PWR) and boiling water reactors (BWR). They share some characteristics, but also have a number of differences. There are plenty of sources of information on the…
As some of you know, I am of the belief that nuclear energy should be a non partisan issue that is able to gain support from both American political parties. It has benefits for both conservatives and liberals alike, though it also has characteristics that will anger people from all political points of view since…
I have been seriously outdone. Compared to the production value and message available at nobodysfuel.com, my talk at Google was a boring lecture. I swear that I had no idea this film existed when I prepared my talk – though you might notice some startlingly similar topics and thoughts. Go and see the trailer at…
In case you are interested, here is the link to the talk that I gave at the Googleplex on April 16, 2007 – Fission is the New Fire.
I have been seriously outdone. Compared to the production value and message available at nobodysfuel.com, my talk at Google was a boring lecture. I swear that I had no idea this film existed when I prepared my talk – though you might notice some startlingly similar topics and thoughts. Go and see the trailer at…
On April 16, 2007, I had the privilege of giving a Tech Talk at the Googleplex in Mountain View California. The title of my talk was Fission is the New Fire. I think that the talk came out pretty well, though I was apparently more nervous than I would have thought I would be. I…
Instead of celebrating the fact that Alabama has just started up a new manufacturing facility that will be selling its products to neighboring states and bringing in needed revenue to one of the United States least prosperous states, the Facing South Blog has a posted a comment that implies there is something wrong with operating…
Like the United States, Russia has a long history of operating nuclear powered ships and submarines. Russia, and its atomic ancestor, the Soviet Union, has experienced a few more major problems with the technology. They have not had quite the financial resources, political support, technical leadership and discipline that has helped to ensure the almost…
The great state of Texas seems to be poised to become the nuclear capital of the US based on the number of new nuclear plants that have been proposed for the state. TXU, Exelon, NRG and Amarillo Power have all proposed major new nuclear power plant projects in Texas, already the home of 4 of…
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