Atomic politics

  • The Atomic Show #115 – Nuclear Power is Not a Faustian Bargain. It is a Timely Gift.

    ByRod Adams

    Ted Rockwell, Robert Margolis, Kelly Taylor and Rod Adams talk about Ted’s recent advice article aimed at nuclear professionals. Ted Rockwell is a nuclear industry pioneer. He served as Admiral Rickover’s Technical Director during the formative years of the Navy Nuclear Power Program. He wrote the book on reactor shielding design and has continued to…

  • Atomic Show #113 – Obama and Nuclear Power, Areva-Northrop, Constellation

    ByRod Adams

    Kelly Taylor and Rod Adams chat about President-elect Obama’s nuclear energy policies, the Areva-Northrop Grumman joint venture, and Warren Buffett’s purchase of Constellation Energy. Kelly Taylor and I got together for a Sunday evening chat to discuss President-elect Obama’s nuclear energy policies and their implications for the nuclear industry’s growth and development. We also talked…

  • The Atomic Show #111 – Chat With Dan Yurman – Nuclear Developments October 2008

    ByRod Adams

    Dan Yurman of Idaho Samizdat and Rod Adams of Atomic Insights chat about nuclear power developments from the third week of October 2008. Dan Yurman, who produces the excellent blog titled Idaho Samizdat visited the Atomic Show for a discussion about the exciting world of nuclear power developments. We talked for well over an hour…

  • The Atomic Show #110 – George Karayannis, Executive Director, EnergizeAmerica

    ByRod Adams

    George Karayannis, Executive Director, EnergizeAmerica chats with Rod Adams and Kelly Taylor about energy policies and proposed actions. Here is the mission of Energize America as found on the organization’s web site: EnergizeAmerica is a comprehensive and compelling 20-point plan developed by informed citizen activists to wean the U.S. from its fossil fuel addiction and…

  • Atomic Show #108 – High Temperature Reactors – Regis Matzie, Linden Blue, John Grossenbacher

    ByRod Adams

    HTR 2008 included a press conference with Regis Matzie, Linden Blue and John Grossenbacher. Rod Adams provides additional commentary. On September 29, 2008 the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) hosted the 4th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology. Following the plenary session, there was a press conference attended by a grand total…

  • Atomic Show #103 – PBMR Engineering Contract

    ByRod Adams

    Kelly Taylor, Rod Adams and Joe Montague discuss nuclear news, including PBMR’s announced EPC contract Kelly Taylor, Joe Montague and I meet to chat about PBMR, nuclear events and nuclear industry history. Hope you enjoy the show. If you want to find out more about careers in the nuclear industry, please visit nuclearenergycareers.com. Podcast: Play…

  • The Atomic Show #102 – Constellation, itsgettinghotinhere.org, cost vs investment

    ByRod Adams

    Nuclear energy news. Atomic conversation with Robert Margolis, Kelly Taylor and Rod Adams Kelly Taylor, Robert Margolis and I got together on August 17, 2008 to discuss the events of the week in nuclear energy. Kelly and Robert had been involved in an interesting discussion with people from itsgettinghotinhere.org regarding the expansion of Dominion Power’s…

  • Atomic Show #098 – Chris Nelder, Co-Author of Profit from the Peak

    ByRod Adams

    Chris Nelder, who co-wrote Profit from the Peak with Brian Hicks, is worried about energy supplies. He favors conservation, population control, wind, solar and geothermal. He is pessimistic about nuclear. I was recently offered the opportunity to read a review copy of Profit from the Peak by Brian Hicks and Chris Nelder. The book, despite…