The Capital newspaper of Annapolis, Maryland reported on October 9, 2005, that Unistar Nuclear, the new partnership between Constellation Generation and AREVA, will be headquartered in the Parole area of Annapolis. The article is available at “Parole partnership to develop new power plants”.
Interesting – Annapolis happens to be my current hometown.
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As a currently serving military officer, I am not allowed to campaign for a particular candidate or political party. I am part of an organization that is subordinate to the authority of civilian leaders and required to follow their orders. I am also required to be respectful of those in my chain of command. I…
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On Earth Day 2009, Jon Wellinghoff, the newly appointed chairman of the U. S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission declared that “baseload capacity is going to become an anachronism.” He went on to compare power plants to computers, further exposing the limits of his technical knowledge “People talk about, ‘Oh, we need baseload.’ It’s like people…
William Tucker has published a column on The American Enterprise web site titled Global Warming Dilemma – Coal or Nuclear?. It is short, succinct and correct. Check it out.