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John Horgan and Rod Adams talk about nuclear energy in the context of an enormous natural disaster

March 16, 2011 By Rod Adams

Some of you might remember the conversation that I had last summer with John Horgan, a writer for Scientific American and a regular participant on Bloggingheads.tv. He contacted me during the weekend, asking if there was any way we could set up a conversation so that he could get my take on the events happening to the nuclear plants in Japan. As a fairly typical, well educated New Yorker, John has been losing some of the comfort that he developed about nuclear technology following our conversation.

We got together on the morning of March 15, 2011. I hope you enjoy this one. At 65 minutes, it is long enough to overrun most lunch hours.

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About 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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  1. stephen romer says

    March 16, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    I linked this post to my FaceBook page. Hopefully some of my friends will take the time to watch it.

  2. Ray says

    March 16, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    @ebertchicago here is a reasoned explanation of the Fukushima accident by someone who knows what he’s talking about.

  3. Chuck says

    March 16, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Rod, you say that this diavlog is too long for a lunch hour. However, your readers should know that it’s possible to watch a version of this that is played slightly faster (1.4x the normal speed) and that makes the interview significantly shorter. Simply go to button that’s directly to the right of the volume control (right under John Horgan’s face) and tap “1.4x”
    Also: Good job trying to spread calm and understanding, Rod. Your good work is always appreciated.

  4. Joseph J. Steinberg says

    March 17, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    Thank you for this diavlog and your podcast, too.
    You were defining radiation and radiation rate. Horgan stopped you before you explained “contamination”. Can you finish that thread?

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