On this day (December 2) in 1942, Enrico Fermi and his team demonstrated that they knew how to configure a pile of graphite and uranium in such a way as to produce a controlled chain reaction.
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It has been a tantalizing target for more than two years. In the early fall of 2004, China let it be known that it was interested in purchasing four large nuclear power reactor plants from international suppliers. The identified field of competitors from the early stages of the project included Westinghouse, Areva, and Atomstroyexport. (See,…
One of the banes of my current existence is a long commute from Annapolis to Washington. There are some advantages of a daily opportunity to see a lot of people and pass by a lot of examples of how people live and work. I also am blessed by being able to pass by some inspirational…
On Jan 26, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that will have the effect — intended or unintended — of eliminating in-situ leach (ISL) uranium mining in the US. The technology, which the EPA choses to call in-situ recovery (ISR), is the dominant technology used by operating mines. Therefore…
Australia is in the midst of a very public discussion about the possible use of nuclear power to ease its dependence on coal, which now provides approximately 85% of Australia’s electricity. On the June 30, 2006 episode of The G’day World Podcast Cameron Reilly asked me many of the questions that have been posed by…
The Oil Drum is a great place to find intriguing (and sometimes scary) discussions and analysis about energy topics. A March 2, 2007, graph-filled posted titled Saudi Arabian oil declines 8% in 2006 falls into the second category. Saudi Arabian oil has been so important for so long that many world leaders take it as…
Back in June 2008, I wrote about an effort to save the two reactor Zion Nuclear Power Station from decommissioning. For those who do not remember, or who cannot be bothered to follow a provided link, here is a brief synopsis of that blog post. In January 1998, Commonwealth Edison, now part of Exelon, reported…
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