Atomic Interlude – Heart of Nuclear Reactor
A friend on Twitter posted a link to this song; the beat and the graphics helped to put me into a contemplative mood.
A friend on Twitter posted a link to this song; the beat and the graphics helped to put me into a contemplative mood.
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Rob I share some of your professional background. I also share your concern for those suffering in energy poverty. I…
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A good writeup Michael. A couple of poimts though. Actually water without precise chemistry control is very corrosive. All reactors…
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A few months ago, I had an encouraging discussion with an open minded science writer named John Horgan. John had appeared on a Bloggingheads.tv video with George Johnson and expressed some strong anti-nuclear feelings, especially about the Indian Point nuclear plant near his home in New York. I contacted him via email to offer counter…
This morning, my automatic alerts let me know that there was a new video clip that I should watch about the future of nuclear energy. I think some of you might be interested in watching it as well. The video below is the afternoon edition of the Energy Report for December 16, 2009 from Clean…
One of my dad’s hobbies when I was growing up was collecting glasses given away by service stations in the days before they became just gas stations that provided little service at all. One of his favorite examples of this art form was a glass with a picture of the Exxon tiger with the slogan…
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Anti-nuclear activists, both the vocal kind and the kind that work the decision making bodies behind the scenes, love to point to initial costs as a way to discourage positive hopes for a fission powered future. They emphasize news stories about cost overruns at projects like the Olkiluoto reactor in Finland, the projected costs of…
Today is the 60th anniversary of electricity production at EBR I.
Bill – wasn’t that yesterday, December 20, 2011?
I’m sure you are correct Rod. I just saw it today on the NEI daily post.
Hey, is Bob Applebaum suggesting that we should not be exposed to any radiation? I was treated at the Mayo Clinic for a brain tumor with a pretty stiff dose of gamma radiation. I am in better health today because of that treatment.
Nuclear energy and minimal techno music – a very good fit!
Tomorrow 10:25 at the NRC:
Public Meeting –
Final Rule: AP1000 Design Certification