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Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.
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Rob I share some of your professional background. I also share your concern for those suffering in energy poverty. I…
US is a huge energy producer in a world that still has plenty of energy poverty. Over 700 Million people…
A good writeup Michael. A couple of poimts though. Actually water without precise chemistry control is very corrosive. All reactors…
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Dr. A. David Rossin is a former President of the American Nuclear Society, an Engineering Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a career nuclear engineer. He has deep experience in private industry, with the national laboratories and in energy policy as a former Assistant Secretary of Energy. A few weeks…
The Energy Bulletin has published a post titled “Energy resources and our future” – remarks by Admiral Hyman Rickover delivered in 1957. The talk was for delivery at a banquet of the Annual Scientific Assembly of the Minnesota State Medical Association St. Paul, Minnesota. According to Energy Bulletin contributor Rick Lakin, it was pulled from…
As I perused the net for new material to talk about with you, I found a stark contrast of the type that makes for good article fodder. This week, the US State Department published an article by James Lake, associate laboratory director for nuclear programs at the Idaho National Laboratory, titled The Renaissance of Nuclear…
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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…
No Thank you.
As much as this accident has raised old questions, it is bloggers like you that are making the difference this time in presenting the story untainted by the need to sensationalize, or hidden agenda. Furthermore, you are creating rallying points for those of us that support nuclear energy, but often feel that we are isolated.
Thank-you
Similar happened to the Oil Drum last summer. Enjoy it and appreciate both how hungry people are for authoritative sources, as well as the respect the crowd confers on you.
(A LANL scientist writing at discover magazine a few days ago wrote “You can
Thank you. Got the tip about this website from Cameron Reiley and this No Illusions Podcast. Its aways good to see another smart discusion on nuclear power.
Thanks.
Rod, have you seen this really terrific graphic to give some perspective to relative radiation dosing from fukushima and other sources? I thought it was great, but have not yet had a chance to follow through to the sources links. http://xkcd.com/radiation/