NNadir visits Atomic HQ

ByRod Adams

One of the most interesting observers that I have found about nuclear energy is a diarist on The Daily Kos who uses the pen name of NNadir. He is a very progressively minded chemist who calls himself an Eleanor Roosevelt liberal. He believes that prosperity for all is a good goal, that humans have a responsibility to future generations, that climate change is one of the most important issues facing us today, and that fossil fuel waste is a much harder nut to solve than effectively handling nuclear fission byproducts.

He stopped by Atomic HQ the other night for a face to face chat that I recorded as episode number 60 of The Atomic Show. I hope you enjoy it, despite the fact that we managed to talk for more than an hour without even taking a break.

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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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