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

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Transatomic Power – Anatomy of Next

November 6, 2014 By Rod Adams

Dr. Leslie Dewan is a co-founder and the CEO of Transatomic Power, a venture capital-funded start-up based on research conducted at MIT. Along with Mark Massie, the other co-founder, Dewan is exploring a design that uses a molten salt fuel that enables materials currently classified as “nuclear waste” to provide the heat source for a […]

Filed Under: Atomic Entrepreneurs, New Nuclear, Pro Nuclear Video

Disneyland 3-14 – Our Friend, The Atom

October 15, 2014 By Rod Adams

On Sunday, January 23, 1957, a large American audience gathered around their television sets to watch the weekly episode of Disneyland, a popular show created and hosted by Walt Disney in return for an investment from ABC that he used to build Disneyland. On that evening, the audience was treated to a compressed course in […]

Filed Under: Atomic history, Atomic Pioneers, Pro Nuclear Video

Why radiation is safe and why all nations should embrace nuclear energy

August 20, 2014 By Rod Adams

Dr. Wade Allison — retired professor of physics and medical physics at Oxford University, author of Radiation and Reason and a founding member of the international SARI group (Scientists for Accurate Radiation Information — has recently published a video titled Why radiation is safe & all nations should embrace nuclear technology – Professor Wade Allison […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Contamination, Fossil fuel competition, Health Effects, LNT, Pro Nuclear Video

Discussing nuclear energy in Australia

August 7, 2014 By Rod Adams

On August 5, 2014, Professor Barry Brook, Ian Hore-Lacy and Professor Ken Balwin chatted with ABC [Australian Broadcast Corporation] 666 morning host Genevieve Jacobs about nuclear energy. Each member of the panel provided a brief statement and then there was a lengthy question and answer period lasting nearly an hour. You really should watch the […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, International nuclear, Nuclear Communications, Pro Nuclear Video

Radiation is Safe Within Limits – Robert Hargraves

June 23, 2014 By Rod Adams

Dr. Robert Hargraves recently gave a talk to a chapter of the American Nuclear Society in New York. He recorded the talk and synchronized his words with the slides. It is quite informative. RadiationSafeWithinLimits from Robert Hargraves on Vimeo. Hargraves should be complimented and encouraged to keep working on his presentation, practicing the delivery and […]

Filed Under: Health Effects, hormesis, LNT, Pro Nuclear Video

No rational reason to fear radiation – Dr. Wade Allison

June 3, 2014 By Rod Adams

Wade Allison on nuclear radiation from The Chemical Engineer on Vimeo. Professor Wade Allison, author of Radiation and Reason, explains to Helen Tunnicliffe, senior reporter for The Chemical Engineer (TCE), why radiation should be understood, not feared.

Filed Under: Health Effects, Pro Nuclear Video, Radiation

Dr. Helen Caldicott versus emission-free nuclear energy

May 31, 2014 By Rod Adams

Gordon McDowell is a Canadian film-maker who has a strong interest in molten salt reactors using thorium. However, he is also supportive of other forms of nuclear energy as beneficial sources of emission-free energy. You can find more of his work on his YouTube channel. Like many of my associates and colleagues, Gordon has a […]

Filed Under: Antinuclear activist, Pro Nuclear Video

Passionate defense of nuclear energy

May 5, 2014 By Rod Adams

About two years ago, I made a trip from Virginia to Gaffney, South Carolina to talk at a public meeting being held about the draft environmental impact statement prepared for the proposed William States Lee nuclear power station which will include two 1140 MWe Westinghouse AP1000® reactor units. That proposed new power plant project is […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Pro Nuclear Video

Nuclear energy – Clean air energy made in America

April 5, 2014 By Rod Adams

This is terrific. Now it needs to be played as frequently as possible in as many venues as possible. My dream would be seeing it several times during the Final Four this weekend, but something tells me that is a true fantasy. Way to go, NEI. A few more ads like this one and I […]

Filed Under: Pro Nuclear Video

Vogtle Construction Update Video

April 2, 2014 By Rod Adams

This video provides an encouraging view of the positive impact that the Vogtle expansion project is having on the local community. It’s 4,000 – 5,000 construction jobs is just one part of the economic impact; that $23 million dollar property tax check shown during the video is another part that apparently brings smiles to the […]

Filed Under: New Nuclear, Nuclear Communications, Pro Nuclear Video

Future of energy must include nuclear

February 27, 2014 By Rod Adams

On Monday, Feb 24, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) unveiled its Future of Energy advertising campaign with a press conference at the National Press Club. The campaign will stress four major aspects of nuclear energy that are not as well understood as they should be. It will talk about the importance of nuclear energy in […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Fuel Recycling, Nuclear Waste, Politics of Nuclear Energy, Pro Nuclear Video, Pronuclear ads

Plant Vogtle expansion is big news

January 29, 2014 By Rod Adams

It’s time to help people outside of Georgia and South Carolina understand exactly what kind of infrastructure development they are missing.

Filed Under: New Nuclear, Pro Nuclear Video

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