The above is a short clip that is part of a longer interview about carbon free power, but it drive home a significant point. Craig Mundie, the head of a $9 billion private high tech research and development organization likes new nuclear approaches.
Hat tip to Reuter’s Blogs for the pointer to the story.
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RTE News out of Ireland published a story on 4 April 2006 titled Ireland may need nuclear power. Forfas, which is an agency that advises the Irish government on industry and trade matters, has recently produced a report warning that Ireland is particularly vulnerable to increasing oil prices. Its oil consumption is 50% above the…
There are a lot of books from the 1970’s and 1980’s that talk about nuclear energy, and some of them are actually quite good. However, there was a real dearth in publications on the topic for a number of years. That trend seems to be over. I am aware of several books that are at…
On April 8, 2006 the TimesOnline published a short, thought provoking article titled World ‘cannot meet oil demand’, written by Carl Mortished. The article focuses on information provided by Christophe de Margerie, head of exploration for Total. According to M de Margerie, the important fact that is missing when commentators and others talk about energy…
I am making preparations to cover the American Nuclear Society (ANS)/ European Nuclear Society (ENS) 2007 Winter meeting and the associated Young Professional’s Congress. The Young Professional’s Congress is a joint effort between North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NA-YGN) and the American Nuclear Society’s Young Member Group. The meetings are taking place in Washington…
Apparently Russia did not get the memo. According to a 7 September 2006 article in the Russian News and Information Service, Rosenergoatom is planning to start building nine nuclear power units in 2007
The above footage was taken during the annual protest carnival that happens during the first weekend in November when Germany accepts a shipment of nuclear waste back from the recycling plants in France. The waste is in the form of stable glass logs that will be stored in a stable salt formation near Gorleben, Germany….