Nuclear primer published by Jamaica Gleaner News

ByRod Adams

My daily Google Alert that searches for pebble bed reactors came up with a well written primer on conventional and advanced nuclear power plants this morning. The article was written by Vallana Hill and is titled How Nuclear Plants Work.

It is encouraging to see articles like this one appearing in places like Jamaica, where there is a natural market for a zero emission power system with a low requirement for a fuel infrastructure. Traditional large nuclear plants would not fit into the island’s grid, but the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) might be a good choice.

Of course it is now time for a shameless plug – another good choice would be distributed installations of Adams EnginesTM.

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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