Adam Curry, host of The Daily Source Code (DSC), has talked about fission during his last three shows (753, 754, 755). This is an “answer show” for some of his questions. During my 27 years of association with atomic technology, I have engaged in a number of conversations with people on the topic of “why…
On Atomic Show 093 I produced an answer show to a series of discussions about atomic energy that has been taking place on episodes 753, 754, and 755 of The Daily Source Code (DSC) (Warning, the DSC is not a family oriented show and carries the iTunes “Explicit” tag.) One goal of my efforts with…
Chuck DeVore is a rarity – he is a California State Assemblyman actively working to pass legislation overturning the state’s de facto ban on new nuclear power plants. Chuck DeVore is a California State Assemblyman representing the 70th Assembly District. Among a number of other issues, he has recognized that the state desperately needs more…
On Tuesday, May 6, 2008, I had the opportunity to attend a couple of sessions at Electric Power 2008, held at the Baltimore Convention Center. The opening session included a talk by Pat Wood, former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and a very informative and engaging roundtable discussion among electric company CEO’s. The moderator of…
Chuck DeVore is a rare breed. He is a retired LtCol in the US Army Reserve, spent about 13 years in the aerospace industry and is now a California State Assemblyman working on overturning the state’s de facto ban on new nuclear power plants. Chuck and I met up via phone on May 5, 2008…
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley (D) made some very useful comments in a recent article in the Washington Post titled ‘It Is a Moral Imperative’ “It is a huge moral challenge and it is a moral imperative given what massive new burning of coal will do to the planet if we don’t develop better and cleaner…
One of the things that I like about being working with nukes is the fact that they plan ahead. Sometimes that characteristic is frustrating to people that are a bit more impatient and who want instantaneous results. As companies continue to prepare for the second Atomic Age, they are making investments and developing partnerships to…
I finally am beginning to understand why I have such a different world view from Amory Lovins, the “Chief Scientist” of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). We have had completely different life experiences. In his 1977 book titled Soft Energy Paths on page 55, Lovins wrote, “In an electrical world, your lifeline comes not from…
Over the past week, I have been spending quite a bit of free time participating in another debate about nuclear power. I have mentioned it a few times on this blog, but here is the link one more time Pro-Nuke? Anti-Nuke? Talk About It With the Experts. Mother Jones, the hosting publication, invited four panelists…
It is always frustrating to try to have a conversation with someone who insists that wind and solar energy is all we really need. The creative people on What is Nuclear? have a published an article titled What kind of scale are we dealing with? that includes a dramatic illustration that might be useful to…