One point of view about Asian energy choices

ByRod Adams

Geoffrey Gunn has written a summary article about energy options in the ASEAN countries titled Asian tigers eye nuclear future that provides an interesting perspective. He has a cautious attitude about the technology and its potential for project failures, but he also provides a lot of useful information about the energy supply situation in countries that do not generally make the news in the US. In other words, it is worth a few minutes of your time to read the article.

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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