BBC Report on American Nuclear Renaissance

ByRod Adams

The below audio is the result of an investigation about the prospects for an American Nuclear Renaissance produced by BBC reporter Julian O’Halloran. Mr. O’Halloran’s report contains a few misconceptions – like the idea that it is only concern about climate change that is encouraging a new look at nuclear power and the idea that Mark Cooper is a reliable source of information about nuclear plant economics – but it is interesting and worth hearing. I like to look at my own situation from other people’s eyes, that is one reason why I like reading and listening to news reports from other countries that are about American topics.

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.

One Comment

  1. Regulated to oblivion. This Westinghouse/Public Utility construction project was flawed and delayed and the inherent cost overuns are built in to get rate payer dollars. It is fraud plain and simple. Fraud and coruption need to be delt with before any renaissance comes about…..any where in the US.

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