Atomic Show Number 15 – Using nuclear power to help control gasoline prices

ByRod Adams

During episode 15 of The Atomic Show, Shane and I discuss the economic pain of every increasing gasoline prices and ways that nuclear power can work to alleviate some of the supply pressures that are driving those prices. Please check it out!

PS – Though the magic of Google AdSense might make this comment hard to understand, I got a kick out of what happened when I first posted the article. The text for the Google add that appeared right below it was the following:

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Why nuclear power won’t free us from foreign oil or dirty air.

In the print media, it would not be considered good business to end up in a debate with your advertisers. It is definitely a new world!

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

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