My reading list is getting longer by the day. I was just pointed to Rad Decision a novel in the format of a blog. I have not yet begun to read, but it sure looks interesting. The about the book page is certainly entertaining enough that it would catch my attention as a hardcover “flap” in a bookstore.
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On October 9, 2005, The Business Online published an article by Fraser Nelson titled “The perfect time to go nuclear.” It talks about the confluence of many factors including rising prices for coal, oil and gas along with growing concerns about global climate change and other air pollution related problems. The final supporting reason to…
This morning I took the Orange line train of the DC Metro system to work. It was not as busy as usual, perhaps because Fridays tend to be days when some of the city workers have already completed their assigned hours by working a compressed work schedule. Aside: One thing I tend to notice while…
A couple of days ago, I posted some musings about the amount of uranium available on the earth. One of the Atomic Insights blog readers responded with a link to an interesting paper titled “How much Uranium is in the Earth? Predictions for geo-neutrinos at KamLAND”. Okay, I will admit that the paper is a…
I fully expect that by the time you read this, Reuters will have made a correction, but I was surprised this morning to find a link in my daily Google Alert on the terms “nuclear fuel recycle” labeled Aveva (emphasis added) considering reopening U.S. uranium mines. The lead for the article reassured me that there…
I love the wind. For many years, one of my very favorite hobbies was sailing on large boats. I was never rich enough to own my own boat. I always depended on the kindness of others to provide the equipment that I needed in order to indulge in my ever fascinating and challenging hobby. By…
According to a March 24, 2008 article in the Guardian titled We need more nuclear plants to avoid blackouts, say German power chiefs, German power industry executives are working to encourage discussion of the current agreement to phase out nuclear power. They point out future supply challenges and state that shutting down their already operating…
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