My old friend Jeremy Whitlock, who has been publishing the Candian Nuclear FAQ since April 1996, published a very amusing article titled “Refurbish thyself” with slightly disguised references to some prominent anti-nuclear leaders and their groups. Worth visiting, especially if you are a nuke that likes recognizing allusions are not necessarily obvious to outsiders.
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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has reprinted a National Post article from 14 July 2005 titled Nuclear rebirth that provides a balanced look at the prospects for new nuclear power plants. The article discusses the motivators for renewed interest in nuclear power along with some of the political hurdles that might slow down…
A few days ago, I posted a map overlay of the US visitors to Atomic Insights for a thirty day period. One commenter asked for information about international visitors. Here is a screen capture of one of the useful reports provided by Google Analytics about Atomic Insights. During the past 30 days, visitors from 98…
It is difficult to get into an internet conversation about the economic advantage of nuclear power without having someone make the claim that nuclear plant operators could not be economically competitive without the Price-Anderson insurance “subsidy” from the federal government. My general response has always been that it is hard to call Price-Anderson a subsidy…
MarketWatch.com posted a article titled Nuclear power plant operators rise on center-right win. Here is the article lede: FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — German stocks and nuclear power plant operators in particular rose, while solar-related companies dropped Monday after election results indicated that a center-right coalition will be formed. The September 27 German election provided Angela Merkel…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Limited Work Authorization (LWA) to Southern Nuclear Operating Company to begin preparing for the construction of two Westinghouse AP-1000 nuclear power plants. The LWA came on the heels of the NRC’s decision to issue an Early Site Permit (the fourth ESP for a nuclear power plant issued so…
When Canada began its nuclear power program, it chose to use heavy water to moderate (slow down) the fission neutrons. This choice reduces the number of neutrons that are not available for fission by reducing the absorption of those neutrons in the moderator. The improvement in neutron utilization is enough to allow a self sustaining…