During the period of September 28 – October 1, 2008, Washington, DC is hosting the 4th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology. If you are reading this on the day that I post it, you still have a little time to get over to the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel. (I wonder if the…
A friend sent me a link to a well-written expose of the treatment given to a card carrying UK Green Party member after his “Damascene conversion” from an opposer to a supporter of nuclear power. As he says, …the Green case against nuclear power is based largely on myth and dogma. My tipping point came…
Charlie Porter and Roger Hale both have stories of interest. Charlie lives in the shadow of several monster wind turbines, Roger helped to build the PM-2A at Camp Century. Charlie Porter had a nice little horse farm in northwest Missouri. He now really wants to sell that farm and move away because his neighbors are…
I generally try to remain on topic on Atomic Insights, so please forgive me or simply move past this post if you do not want to read about something outside of the energy field. For the past couple of weeks I have been struggling to understand just why my country’s leaders are working feverishly to…
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…
There are already tributes being paid to the long career and many contributions of Paul Newman. One activity that will probably not be mentioned in most media is Paul Newman’s sustained efforts to share information about nuclear energy and to promote its use through his Newman-Wachs racing team. Here are other articles detailing some of…
This video should provide some food for thought for people who believe that wind energy is clean and safe. Here is another video that details some of the mechanical and business risks associated with wind energy developments. This is not a spectacular failure, but one where a manufacturing or engineering problem has resulted in a…
The New York Times has a complete, uncut version of the presidential debate, including even the introductory monologue by Jim Lehrer to the live audience telling them how to behave during the debate. I listened carefully to the whole thing – after all, the selection of a Commander in Chief is important to serving members…
A friend sent me a link to a Harvey Wasserman comment about nuclear energy on DailyKos. As usual, he is pushing his lifelong anti-nuclear agenda by pointing to a Colbert Show skit with Jackson Browne – who is a far better singer than he is an energy solutions analyst. If you have time, stop by…
One of the many things that continue to bug me about the world is the way that many people in the computer and electronics world have captured the term “tech” for their industries. I sometimes feel like that kid in a great big family who finally acts up just to get some attention. I want…
Examiner.com has published an opinion piece by Judah Freed titled McCain and Obama Both Wrong on Nuclear Power that demands a response. It is a terribly biased and ignorant view of nuclear power and energy sources in general. Click on the “Read the rest of this entry” link below to view my comment on that…
There is a new pronuclear voice in town – CleanEnergy4America.org. I read about it on NEI Nuclear Notes this morning and just had to check it out. I recommend that you do the same – right now. After you have perused the well designed site, come back here for a little more discussion. While I…