While searching for more information about Hyperion Power Generation – trying to keep abreast of developments at a potential competitor – I ran across Energy Fallout. It is a relatively new blog with a nice look but few posts. However, two of the posts are about nuclear power, so it is worth watching and perhaps supporting with an encouraging comment or two.
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For the past several days, I have been getting flashbacks to a high school semantics project where we were assigned to watch TV for at least 2 hours per night for a week. Some students jumped for joy at having a great excuse for doing something that they would do anyway, but this assignment came…
One of the many things that continue to bug me about the world is the way that many people in the computer and electronics world have captured the term “tech” for their industries. I sometimes feel like that kid in a great big family who finally acts up just to get some attention. I want…
An article titled Alstom opens largest rotor balancing facility in Tennessee appealed to both my inner manufacturing geek and my patriotism. It described, in glowing terms, a tour of a factory that recently opened on the Tennessee river in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The facility includes an impressive rotor balancing tunnel that allows the manufacturer to spin…
According to a 29 Novement 2005 article published on the online.ie web site, Irish Minister for the Environment Dick Roche, Fine Gael spokesman Fergus O’Dowd and Green Party spokesman Ciaran Cuffe have expressed their concern about the UK’s recent statements that they are considering an energy policy that might include new nuclear plants. Specific concerns…
Dan Yurman at Idaho Samizdat has led the charge in organizing a blogger meetup during the upcoming American Nuclear Society Winter meeting. The meetup will take place in the Capitol Room between 6:30-8:30 pm on November 17, 2009 at the OMNI Shoreham Hotel on Calvert St NW. Areva will be providing refreshments. If you are…
I’ll admit it. I am a wee bit jealous of the attention that Patrick Moore and his Greenspirit Strategies are getting for their pro-nuclear stance. Mr. Moore is definitely on the right track now; he and his organization recognize that abundant, emissions free, nuclear energy is a boon for mankind. They are advocating a reasonable…