Alternative Energy Holdings, Inc.

ByRod Adams

Alternative Energy Holdings, Inc. has started a bit of a stir that has not yet been noticed by major media outlets. On December 1, 2006, the company issued a press release indicating that they had signed a letter of intent to build, own and operate a 1,500 MW nuclear powered electrical station near Bruneau, Idaho. Nuclear Engineering International published a brief note about the project on 8 December 2006 titled ESBWR planned for Idaho. That link was included in one of my daily Google Alerts, so I started digging.

Eric McErlain noticed an article on SunValleyonline.com and published a short comment yesterday titled Proposal for New Nuclear Build in Idaho. In that post, Eric pointed out that there is a lively discussion going on at Red State Rebels under the heading of Nuke plant near Bruneau?”.

That is a bit of an understatement. If you decide to join the discussion, be prepared with a clean scroll wheel. There are numerous and lengthy comments about both the pros and the cons of nuclear power when compared to alternatives.

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

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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