The big news since Shane and I last talked is the announcement by a Texan named George Chapman of the formation of Amarillo Power and its plans to build two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) near Amarillo Texas. Shane questions the location based on his frequent drives through the area. Water might be an issue, […]
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The Atomic Show #024 – Interview with Mommycast (MP3 – 10.2MB – 29min)
It was one of those weeks when Shane and I could simply not match our schedules for a talk. Just so none of you would miss your Atomic Show fix, I have obtained permission to post an interview of me conducted by Paige and Gretchen of Mommycast. I had been corresponding with them about my […]
The Atomic Show #023 – Energy Geopolitics
Shane and I start with a lengthy and informative discussion about saturation diving, a technique that allows humans to operate in deep water for weeks at a time. This technique is often a part of off-shore oil drilling and production and is one of the many reasons that there are high costs associated with that […]
The Atomic Show #022
During episode number 22, Shane and I begin with a rant about people like George Monbiot, the author of a recent article titled Sure, nuclear power is safer than in the past – but we still don’t need it. Our big beef is that he accepts a fossil fuel industry supported notion that it is […]
Atomic Show #21 – Interview with Mary Mycio, author of Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl
On Atomic Show episode 21, I interviewed Mary Mycio, the author of Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl. The book is fascinating, and as expected, Mary has some unique views on the use of nuclear power and on the ability of nature to adapt to radioactivity. Please go and check out the interview! http://s3.amazonaws.com/AtomicShowFiles/tpn_atomic_20060711_021.mp3Podcast: […]
The Atomic Show #021
Atomic Show number 21 is a special episode. I was honored by the opportunity to interview Mary Mycio, the author of Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl. Mary is a unique person with an interesting career path; she earned her undergraduate degree in biology, became a lawyer and then left the law to pursue […]
The Atomic Show #020
I hope some of you missed us last week. If not, we must be doing something that needs improvement. Just in case you noticed that we did not post a new show last week, we simply were not able to match up our schedules. I had a series of meetings about Adams Atomic Engines and […]
The Atomic Show #019 (MP3 – 16.3MB – 47min)
This week Shane and I talked about recent nuclear developments in Canada, about the Ontario energy plan, and about technical choices and opportunities in the nuclear energy business in Canada. We discuss the potential use of CANDU technology for tar sands oil production and the potential use of SLOWPOKE reactors for district heating systems. During […]
The Atomic Show #018 (MP3 – 21MB – 61min)
Last week a technical glitch caused the loss of an entire show when GarageBand decided to hang just as we were finishing our chat. It caused some rather heated expletives but there was no recovery possible since I never bothered to hit “Save” during the course of the conversation. Lesson relearned. This week, Shane and […]
The Atomic Show #017 (MP3 – 12.2MB – 36min)
Shane and I decided to try to stick our American noses into Australia’s growing conversation about whether or not to enter into the nuclear power business as more than just a supplier of 25% of the world’s yellowcake uranium, the raw material that is refined and manufactured into fuel elements for nuclear power plants. We […]
The Atomic Show #016 (MP3 – 12.3MB – 36min)
Atomic Show 16 is a random chat about frustration with people that claim to be neutral yet place nuclear power at the bottom of their energy option list, chopping wood for fuel, driving large cars, and the importance of designing cars for the Autobahn without coffee cup holders. Hope you enjoy. http://s3.amazonaws.com/AtomicShowFiles/tpn_atomic_20060516_016.mp3Podcast: Play in new […]
The Atomic Show #015 – Can more nuclear energy affect rising gas prices
During show number 15 of The Atomic Show, Shane and I discuss the effects of ever increasing gasoline prices on people that need to drive light trucks as part of the way that they earn their living. We then discuss how nuclear power, specifically smaller nuclear reactors designed to compete in markets currently dominated by […]
