Instapundit prescribes "nice, clean nuclear plants"

ByRod Adams

Glen Reynolds at Instapundit has an opinion on a lot of topics, but I really like what he had to say about nuclear power on 13 November. He was responding to a story about America’s need for rapidly expanding its electricity production capability. Here is is comment:

It seems to me that nice, clean nuclear plants are just what the doctor ordered, especially if you’re concerned with global warming.

That is a pretty good prescription for what ails us.

Thanks to Eric McErlain at NEI Nuclear Notes for the pointer. Eric and I participated in a panel discussion yesterday, even though Eric could not make it physically to Albuquerque. It was a bit weird to participate with his voice only during our session yesterday, but he did a great job explaining the importance of the blogosphere for communicating about nuclear energy.

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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