Austin Permie has started a political discussion about nuclear energy

ByRod Adams

The AustinPermie blog has started a discussion about nuclear energy. Ingrid, a native of the Netherlands, former resident of Saudi Arabia and Canada and current resident of Austin, Texas introduced her debate with the following paragraph:

Due to having a family and having been very sleep deprived for years, I missed out on learning about a more important issue than the Kyoto Treaty: The Nuclear Energy Debate.

I expect that the discussion will be interesting and civil. Thank you to Eric at NEI Nuclear Notes for the tip.

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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