Quick pointer – The Nuclear Option by Judith Lewis for Mother Jones

ByRod Adams

I have a long day ahead and am running late, but I wanted to make sure that you were all aware of an important new contribution to the nuclear power debate – The Nuclear Option by Judith Lewis.

Judith has written about nuclear power before, you can probably find her work referenced here on Atomic Insights and on NEI Nuclear Notes among other sources, but it has been quite a while since she addressed the topic. Go and tell her what you think of her most recent work – it is a lengthy article with lots of meat worthy of comment.

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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