Nightly Business Report series on nuclear power

ByRod Adams

Eric McErlain at NEI Nuclear Notes pointed out a useful and timely series of reports about nuclear power by Diane Eastabrook. You can find links to videos (both Quicktime and Windows Media formats) from Public Broadcasting System’s (PBS) Nightly Business Report (NBR).

http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/features/special/energy-options-nuclear_home/

The four part series aired during the week of 29 October and include the following titles:
Part 1: Nuclear Power’s Battle
Part 2: The New Nuclear
Part 3: Nuclear Power and Waste
Part 4: Nuclear Power and Jobs

Diane has also posted an NBR blog entry about nuclear power at http://www.pbs.org/nbr/blog/2007/10/energy_options_nuclear_a_prime.html. The blog is open for comments and discussion, but there has not yet been much activity. Go over to the NBR blog and share your thoughts.

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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