Stewart Brand on NPR Describing How Wrong He Was About Nuclear Energy

Scott Simon interviewed Stewart Brand, an icon of the US environmental movement on Weekend Edition for Saturday, February 20, 2010. He asked some probing questions and Brand gave some clear responses that are worth listening to and understanding. Brand is an excellent communicator and has a savvy media presence that is worth emulating. He does…

Is Shale Gas Potential Being Overestimated?

The Energy Tribune has an excellent cautionary tale titled New Research Questions Haynesville Shale Economics for those people who insist that abundant shale gas is the saving grace for the US energy needs and that its abundance is sufficiently large to serve as THE bridge to a solar/wind utopia. I have been watching the energy…

Shoreham – The Video

Some of you who listen to The Atomic Show might remember episode #132 titled The Atomic Show #132 – Ray Squirrel Interviews (Atomic) Rod Adams. That show was a lengthy interview conducted via Skype during which a journalist asked me a whole bunch of questions. A few of you know that the interview was conducted…

Wall Street Journal – Small Reactors Power Nuclear Industry

There is a terrific, must read article by Rebecca Smith in the February 18, 2010 issue of the Wall Street Journal titled Small Reactors Generate Big Hopes. It may not be there when you check it, but right now, that article is occupying a prominent place on the landing site for one of the most…

Squawk Box Interview With Carol Browner Regarding Nuclear Loan Guarantee Announcement

Carol Browner, President Obama’s top energy and climate adviser and former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clinton Administration spoke on CNBC’s Squawk Box about the announcement that Southern Company would receive an $8.3 Billion loan guarantee for units 3 and 4 at its Vogtle power station in Georgia.

Excellent Explanation of Why America Needs New Nuclear Power Plants and Why The First New Ones in More Than 30 Years Need a Boost

Yesterday, President Obama visited a technical training center in Lanham, MD to announce the Department of Energy’s decision to guarantee a loan of $8.3 Billion to Southern Company to build two new Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactor power plants at its Vogtle site in Georgia. If one visited that site today, it would appear that the…

Should Americans Be Rooting For More Oil and Natural Gas Consumption?

The coal industry is not the only one that has decided that it is worthwhile to spend serious money on focused advertising that plays on the patriotic feelings that Americans have while watching its athletes compete against those from other countries. I have also noticed a series of well produced ads talking about the benefits…

Should Americans Be Rooting For Increased Dependence on Coal Consumption?

I enjoy watching the Olympics and marveling at just how fast, strong, and graceful humans can train their bodies to be. I enjoy watching sports that are almost completely foreign to me and thinking about the time, effort and passion that people invest to be great at those sports. It is impressive to know that…

Why Is The US DOE Planning To Pay Nearly Half a Billion Dollars to Dispose of a Ton of Material Worth $4600 Per Pound?

The US Department of Energy has a stockpile of approximately one ton of Uranium 233 that was produced as part of several experimental programs including the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment and the Light Water Breeder Reactor. According to a March 3, 1997 decision by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, the stockpile is held in…