El Baradei interview in Spiegel

ByRod Adams

Mohamed El Baradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency was recently interviewed for the German publication Spiegel. The translation of the original is available under the title of Anger, Frustration and Humiliation Abound

El Baradei is a rational man steeped in the long traditions of diplomacy and compromise. His suggestions for actions to defuse a number of volatile situations deserve discussion and consideration. I like the way that he is willing to recognize that what is possible is not always what is ideal or most desireable.

Please read the article and feel free to comment here.

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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