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Atomic Show #243 – Cara Santa Maria

September 7, 2015 By Rod Adams 20 Comments

Cara Santa Maria is an Emmy award-winning journalist who studied and taught neuroscience and psychology before deciding that her primary interest was in communicating about science. She was born and raised in Texas, but now lives in Los Angeles. She told me that she has found a terrific community of scientists, communicators, and other creative […]

Filed Under: Atomic politics, Fossil fuel competition, Nuclear Communications, Podcast, Politics of Nuclear Energy

Nova’s “Uranium – Twisting the Dragon’s Tail”

August 1, 2015 By Rod Adams

On July 29, 2015, a week before the August 6 commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, PBS (Public Broadcast System in the US) aired a documentary titled Uranium – Twisting the Dragon’s Tail. Unlike many efforts on similar topics, this one is worth watching. More importantly, it is worth recommending […]

Filed Under: Atomic history, Energy density, Nuclear Communications, Radiation

Moving nuclear energy discussions forward

June 27, 2015 By Rod Adams

On Wednesday, June 24 Bloomberg BNA (Bureau of National Affairs) conducted a morning meeting titled A Chain Reaction: The Role of Nuclear Energy in New England’s Energy Mix at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA. The timing was fortuitous for me, my wife and I were visiting family in Maine the weekend before the […]

Filed Under: Advanced Atomic Technologies, Business of atomic energy, Climate change, New Nuclear, Nuclear Communications

Go Nuclear site is now live

April 16, 2015 By Rod Adams

Go Nuclear, Inc. has released a massively enhanced version of its website that is filled with informative videos, presentations, and articles about nuclear energy and radiation science. It is a place where one can easily lose track of time while exploring. Here is just one sample to whet your appetite. I hope Alan Waltar’s passionate […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Nuclear Communications, Pro Nuclear Video

Participation opportunity – Turkey Point EIS public meeting

April 15, 2015 By Rod Adams

One of the most prolific anti-nuclear activist groups, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), is distributing posts encouraging their followers to oppose FP&L’s plan to build two new reactors at the Turkey Point Power station. SACE is encouraging people to submit negative comments via the public comment process for the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) […]

Filed Under: Antinuclear activist, Atomic politics, Climate change, New Nuclear, Nuclear Communications, Public meetings

Professor Gerry Thomas explains radiation health risks

April 6, 2015 By Rod Adams

A friend whose Twitter handle is @ActinideAge just posted a link to Gerry Thomas Highlights Misconceptions over Health Impacts of Nuclear Accidents. (Embedded below.) Even though it was published in November 2014 on the UN University YouTube channel, it had received a grand total of 189 views at the time I visited on April 6, […]

Filed Under: Health Effects, Nuclear Communications, Pro Nuclear Video

Atomic Show #236 – Local Nuclear NW, NE, Canada

March 31, 2015 By Rod Adams

On March 30, 2015, I gathered a few of my pro-nuclear blogging friends together for a chat about recent events and activity in three separate areas, the Pacific Northwest, the US Northeast, and the eastern provinces of Canada. We also chatted about recent budget hearings for the DOE and the NRC and the way the […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Nuclear Communications, Podcast, Politics of Nuclear Energy

Contradicting Arjun Makhijani’s claim about bombs from power reactors

March 21, 2015 By Rod Adams

On March 3, 2015, Arjun Makhijani testified in front of a committee of the Minnesota Senate. The committee was conducting an investigation on whether or not it should recommend lifting the state’s current moratorium on building new nuclear reactors. Here is the presentation that he prepared and delivered. During his recorded testimony, Makhijani falsely stated […]

Filed Under: Antinuclear activist, Fuel Recycling, Nuclear Communications, Nuclear Waste

Discussion strategy on Atomic Insights

February 13, 2015 By Rod Adams

Some of you may have noticed that many Atomic Insights comment threads have been turned off. As much as I enjoy the give and take here, I’ve decided it’s time to be more judicious in my time management. Moderating this site has become one of those “part time” jobs that threatens to overwhelm the real […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Nuclear Communications

Atomic Show #231 – Grandparents for nuclear energy

December 22, 2014 By Rod Adams

For Sunday December 21, 2014, I sent out a standard invite to my list of the usual suspects for an Atomic Show round table. As the responses came in, I realized that random chance had ensured that every one of the people on the call was a grandparent. It seemed kind of appropriate to talk […]

Filed Under: Atomic Advocacy, Atomic politics, Diablo Canyon, Fossil fuel competition, Nuclear Communications, Podcast

Paul Wilson & Bret Bennington vs Arnie Gundersen & Heidi Hutner on Nuclear Sustainability

November 20, 2014 By Rod Adams

On Nov 20, 2014, Hofstra University hosted its annual Pride and Purpose Debate. This year’s proposition was the following – “Should nuclear energy be expanded to help create a more sustainable future?” The debate included the following panelists: For – J Bret Bennington, professor of geology, Department of Geology, Environment and Sustainability at Hofstra University.Against […]

Filed Under: Atomic politics, New Nuclear, Nuclear Communications, Pro Nuclear Video

Atomic Show #224 – Dr. John Boice NCRP

November 12, 2014 By Rod Adams

On November 11, 2014, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. John Boice, the President of the National Council on Radiation Protection. Dr. Boice has had a long and distinguished career in radiation protection and is currently leading a multi-decade effort known as the Million Worker Study to investigate the evidence that has been […]

Filed Under: Health Effects, LNT, Nuclear Communications, Podcast, Radiation

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