Lefteri Tsoukalas, the head of Purdue University’s School of Nuclear Engineering wrote a guest column for the Lafayette Journal and Courier about ABC’s October 13, 2005 “Prime Time” investigation of university research reactors. His well written column is well worth a visit for “the rest of the story.”
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There is an interesting discussion going on at Green Car Congress under the heading of Ports of LA and Long Beach Introduce Draft Comprehensive Clean Air Action Plan. The article summarizes some of the most important points in the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan and lists some restrictions that will be placed…
On September 4, 2010, CBS News aired a story about the controversy and impacts of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale. The video includes some footage showing how the drilling equipment can alter the landscape of what appears to have been a rather quiet rural neighborhood. John Hanger, the Secretary of the…
The Atomic Show Podcast has reached a small milestone by posting its 50th show. Shane and I chatted about the new radiation danger symbol, a new MOX plant in Japan, France’s interest in selling large generation 3 reactors to South Africa, personal conservation methods, and the importance of electricity in aluminum production. In other words,…
After the award ceremony for the presenters and engineering challenge, after the speech by Mr. Luis Reyes, the Chief Operating Officer of the NRC, and after a fine Texas dinner of steak and potatoes, the American Nuclear Society Student Conference concluded with one last group event – the party. Luminant, the company that recently purchased…
In January of 2009, I was contacted by a young man who introduced himself as an aspiring documentary film maker who was an avid listener of The Atomic Show Podcast. Ray grew up on Long Island and was always interested in the saga of the local nuclear power plant at Shoreham. He had developed a…
The Atomic Insights Blog has been published here on Blogger since March of 2005. It has been a great host at a terrific price. Who can beat free? However, there are some limitations to the format and the expandability. Some of my friends have also teased me about having an outdated, old fashioned looking lay…