Happy Nuclear Year – (so what is a few days delay among friends?)

ByRod Adams

I have been absent from this blog for nearly a week; I hope you have missed me.

It has been a busy week – I made a quick trip to a disappointing bowl game in Charlotte, NC where my alma mater almost broke Boston College’s bowl game winning streak. It was a sad moment when that kick sailed through the goal posts as time expired.

I have also been spending some time getting used to my Christmas present – a beautiful 17 ” MacBook Pro. My wife really loves me!

May 2007 turn out to be an outstanding nuclear year for us all – even though 2006 was a year of hope and anticipation, it really ended on a down note as at least four well operated nuclear power plants (2 in Bulgaria and 2 in the UK) were removed from the world’s electrical power supply market, leaving a market demand that will certainly be supplied by increased fossil fuel consumption.

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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