It might be a little vain, but I get the feeling that there are a few people who would wonder what was up if there was an unexplained, extended period with no updates on Atomic Insights.
Don’t fret and don’t expect any new information on this site for a couple of weeks. It is time for an unwired break from the world. We’ll have a lot of information to catch up on next month.
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An article titled Activists: Wait for new technology NUCLEAR RECYCLING caught my attention this morning. The gist of the story is that press-only meeting was hosted by the Nuclear Energy Information Service, a well established group with a history of anti-nuclear industry activity. The press was gathered to hear the views of two selected speakers…
On the second day of the Nuclear Construction Summit, I listened to a series of speakers including independent project consultants, financial services providers, lawyers, ratings agencies, and bankers. In nearly every presentation, I heard or saw evidence supporting the idea that very large, expensive, complex projects can be risky without a lot of attention to…
Chris Matthews of the MSNBC show “Hardball” interviewed Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons about what candidates need to do to win in Nevada. The segment is titled Nevada: New battleground of 2008? A big issue there is, of course, Yucca Mountain, which is nearly universally opposed in the state. Governor Gibbons does not question the science;…
CNNMoney published an article on January 30, 2008 that would surprise anyone who was active in nuclear politics in the 1990s and then stopped paying attention. The brief article, titled Constellation Energy Challenges Md’s Regulatory Environment informed readers that the company was going to take a proactive stance about any delaying tactics that might impede…
If you happen to be near Stanford University this afternoon – May 18, 2010 – and have some free time between 4:15 and 5:15, visit building 420, room 40 to hear the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission give a talk titled Nuclear Regulation In An Era of Growth And Change. Here is a summary…
There is an amazing article by Edward Wheeler, PhD on EcoWorld.com titled Nuclear Power: The Cleanest and Coolest Choice?. It is certainly worth reading. Here is the letter that I sent to the editor: Dear Editor: Let me first thank you for an informative and thought provoking article about nuclear power from an environmental point…
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