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Atomic energy technology, politics, and perceptions from a nuclear energy insider who served as a US nuclear submarine engineer officer

Atomic Advocacy

Senator Carper (D-DE) Commends NRC for Vogtle COL – Advocates Continued Nuclear Expansion

February 10, 2012 By Rod Adams 4 Comments

One of the myths that Atomic Insights is continually working to dispel is the idea that nuclear energy is a partisan issue with one party supporting it and one party fighting it. Not only is that perception untrue, but it is destructive to the nation and to the technology. Nuclear energy developments are not easy, […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, New Nuclear

NRC may FINALLY issue its first COL ever

February 9, 2012 By Rod Adams

At noon today, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is scheduled to hold an affirmation session. The second item on the agenda is listed as “b. Southern Nuclear Operating Co. (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4), Docket Nos. 52-025-COL & 52-026-COL – Draft Mandatory Hearing Decision (Tentative).” The meeting will be available via a […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, New Nuclear

Nuclear focused investment fund proposal

January 30, 2012 By Rod Adams

There was a thought provoking letter to the editor on DesMoinesRegister.com titled MidAmerican’s nuclear plant proposal puts risk on consumers that is worth bringing to the attention of nuclear industry decision makers and influencers. The author is a member of the Iowa Public Interest Research Group, a chapter of an organization that has been opposed […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, New Nuclear, Politics of Nuclear Energy

Making art with radioactive materials – In memory of James Acord

January 29, 2012 By Rod Adams

An alternative title for this piece might be – Seeing the art that already exists in radioactive materials. Until today, I had never heard of James Acord, a sculptor who devoted more than 20 years of his life to sustained efforts to create art from radioactive materials. The first part of that struggle involved 12 […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Irradiation, Nuclear Communications, Nuclear regulations, Radiation

Using art to communicate about nuclear energy – PopAtomic Ted Talk

January 26, 2012 By Rod Adams 20 Comments

Suzy Hobbs Baker is the founder and director of PopAtomic Studios. She is a professional, talented artist and the daughter of a nuclear engineer. She recently gave a TEDx talk titled Art & Nuclear Energy. In the video you will find out more about how Suzy found herself at a key intersection between liberal arts […]

Filed Under: Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy, Atomic Advocacy

Real story about nuclear plant liability insurance

January 23, 2012 By Rod Adams

At least twice in the past few days, I have been challenged about the value of nuclear energy with something close to the following comment posted on during a recent Google+ discussion about energy choices. A good way to measure the safety of nuclear power in America, using objective criteria, would be to require nuclear […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Nuclear Cost Data

Is nuclear industry guilty of “Failure to Launch?”

January 22, 2012 By Rod Adams 16 Comments

Following the afternoon session of the public meeting about the Lee nuclear power station draft environmental impact statement, I had an interesting conversation with a man from the Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). He had spoken during the meeting about the large amount of taxpayer money that had been wasted on building and then not […]

Filed Under: Antinuclear activist, Atomic Advocacy

Supporters of nuclear energy development face off with antinuclear activists in Gaffney, SC

January 20, 2012 By Rod Adams

Before WS Lee Public Meeting January 19

On January 19, 2012, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Army Corps of Engineers held a joint public meeting to solicit comments about the draft environmental impact statement for the William States Lee nuclear power station that Duke Energy is proposing to build about 8 miles outside of Gaffney, SC. The meeting included two […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, New Nuclear

A Day to Think About Atomic Dreams

January 16, 2012 By Guest Author

A frequent participant in discussions on Atomic Insights submitted the below as a way to stimulate a conversation in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. He thought of it as an outline, but with just a little editing it was good to go. I have a dream. I have a dream that access to copious […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Guest Columns

The Conundrum – do we really have to give up a high energy lifestyle?

January 13, 2012 By Rod Adams

I received an invitation by email to read and review a post on a blog called “TXCHNOLOGIST”. The invitation was well worded and inviting, most likely composed by a trained expert in public relations. The subject post, titled Your Prius Won’t Save You: Questions for David Owen, Author of The Conundrum intrigued me. It was […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Fossil fuel competition, Nuclear Communications

Cautionary story for nuclear plant vendors and prospective plant owners

January 11, 2012 By Rod Adams

Florida state Rep. Mike Fasano (R-New Port Richey), who voted in favor of Florida’s 2006 Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) advanced cost recovery law, has become the prime sponsor of a new law to overturn that rule. According to a January 11, 2012 op-ed published by the Tampa Bay Times titled No more blank checks […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, New Nuclear

Markey is lying. The AP1000 design certification has been anything but “fast tracked”

January 7, 2012 By Rod Adams

A letter to the editor of the Asheville Citizen-Times published on January 6, 2012 got me riled up. The letter is intended to encourage people who live in Asheville to organize to resist the William States Lee nuclear power plant development project proposed for a site in Gaffney, SC., which is about 60 miles from […]

Filed Under: Antinuclear activist, AP1000 saga, Atomic Advocacy, New Nuclear

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