The title for this year’s ANS Winter Meeting is “Making the Renaissance Real” appeals to me and is one of the main reasons that I have invested a valuable holiday weekend in attending the meeting. One of the reasons that it appeals to me is that it uses the active voice and does not pose…
One of my favorite reasons for attending conferences is the conversations that occur outside of the presentations. Normally, the presentations are just a basis for starting an interesting relationship with someone who either agrees or disagrees with the speaker’s point of view. At the American Nuclear Society meetings, much of the real opportunity for conversation…
Yesterday – November 10, 2007 – I spent the day with an energetic, excited, engaged and highly educated group of young professionals who are members of the American Nuclear Society Young Members Group, the North American Young Generation in Nuclear or both. They spent the day talking about topics interesting to them – I am…
I fully expect that by the time you read this, Reuters will have made a correction, but I was surprised this morning to find a link in my daily Google Alert on the terms “nuclear fuel recycle” labeled Aveva (emphasis added) considering reopening U.S. uranium mines. The lead for the article reassured me that there…
One of the challenges that faces the wind industry is that the most economical turbines from the point of view of cost per kilowatt hour generated are massive structures that are 80-120 meters tall, have blades with a radius of up to 90 meters and cost upwards of $3 million per unit. Those are not…
There will be no Atomic Show Podcast this week. I am making preparations to cover the 2007 American Nuclear Society (ANS)/European Nuclear Society (ENS) Winter meeting and the associated Young Professional’s Congress. The Young Professional’s Congress is a joint effort between North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NA-YGN) and the American Nuclear Society’s Young Member…
My Google Alert for “new nuclear plants” pointed out an article with an interesting title yesterday morning – The Truth About Nuclear Energy. The title plus the teaser excerpt from the article made me grin – I was pretty sure I knew who the author of the comment was before clicking on the link in…
I am making preparations to cover the American Nuclear Society (ANS)/ European Nuclear Society (ENS) 2007 Winter meeting and the associated Young Professional’s Congress. The Young Professional’s Congress is a joint effort between North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NA-YGN) and the American Nuclear Society’s Young Member Group. The meetings are taking place in Washington…
While indulging in my football habit, I learned that the NBC network – owned by GE – has begun a “Green is Universal” campaign. There is apparently a relationship between this marketing effort and GE’s Ecomagination. The first silly part of this campaign is for the guys in the studio in New York to turn…
Sometimes I have to let my true colors shine. I just spent the afternoon watching Navy break a 43 game losing streak against Notre Dame. 46-44 in triple overtime. For any international readers, I apologize for the incomprehensible post. If you are a Notre Dame fan – thank you for the classy way that your…
Eric McErlain at NEI Nuclear Notes pointed out a useful and timely series of reports about nuclear power by Diane Eastabrook. You can find links to videos (both Quicktime and Windows Media formats) from Public Broadcasting System’s (PBS) Nightly Business Report (NBR). The four part series aired during the week of 29 October and include…
Earthtimes.org allows members to post materials of interest on its site. One of its members, listed as Geothermal Energy Association, posted a press release from PRnewswire on October 31, 2007 under the titled of Extending Tax Credits This Year ‘Vital’ Over 100 Renewable Energy Companies and Organizations Tell President Bush and Congressional Leaders. The news…