Joshua Holland of AlterNet has posted an article titled Bush’s Nuclear Madness in which he postulates that the coming nuclear renaissance is just a creation of the evil Bush administration.
As a long time independent nuclear advocate, I took issue with the assertion and posted a long comment on the article. You can find it buried in the 80+ comments (as of early on 3 May) or on the Atomic Insights Blog at Atomic Insights – Bush’s Nuclear Madness
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Uranium resources and mining Uranium is a relatively common metal. The quantity that is readily available for human use is far larger than the quantity that would be required to fuel a vastly larger base of nuclear reactors than the one that is in operation today. The Uranium Information Center has published an excellent briefing…
Shane and I were unable to get together for a show last week, but stay tuned. We will be back this week with Show #44.
Space exploration applications of nuclear power Space exploration is critically dependent on energy sources that are long lasting and can operate in a vacuum. Nuclear power fits the bill, but there have always been objections that limited its applications. Objections notwithstanding there have also been a number of missions where the only real solution was…
On show 39, Shane and I talked a bit about Polonium and the Litvinenko poisoning. A friend of mine sent me a link to a useful article in the Toronto Star titled Killer radiation safer than you think. If you want to learn more about the substance, its uses and risks, this is a good…
Atomic batteries can store thousands of times more energy per unit mass than chemical batteries – leading to very long lives in special applications One of our listeners – Bruno Garcia – asked us to talk about nuclear (atomic) batteries. These devices make use of the energy that radioactive isotopes emit on a continuous basis…
Peter Campbell is an IT consultant and environmental campaigner (according to his Blogger profile). He blogs at Peter Campbell’s blog on the state of the planet. Yesterday (May 14, 2006) he told that world that “We need a real nuclear debate.” I agreed with him and posted a quick comment on his blog. I recommend…
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