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On November 21, 2005, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (with all five members in attendance) held a series of meetings to discuss issues associated with new nuclear power plants. There were three invited groups – utilities that had expressed intentions to file a combined Construction and Operating License (COL) application, vendors and financial…
On Tuesday, June 17, 2008, I had an opportunity to take a few hours off from my day job to attend a CASEnergy Coalition sponsored press conference announcing the release of a new white paper titled Job Creation In the Nuclear Renaissance (4.8 MB PDF). If you are interested in just the Executive Summary from…
Today, February 25, 2010, professional anti-nuclear organizations are encouraging people to call their congressmen and senators to express themselves about the President’s decision to increase the ceiling for nuclear project loan guarantees from $18.5 to $54 billion as part of his FY2011 budget submission. Please take a minute or two out of your day to…
There are a number of states in the US that have laws in place that are viewed as virtual moratoriums on the development of nuclear power plants. Most of the laws have a similar set of provisions that requires a federally approved “solution” to long term storage of used fuel. Assemblyman Chuck DeVore R-Irvine California,…
The recent climate summit at the UN offers an opportunity to contrast an understated, but effective approach to making a real difference in reducing the production of greenhouse gases and the approach taken by most of the countries in the world of producing a lot of hot air about climate change while working hard to…
As diplomats consider possible actions to try to alter Iran’s stated desire to build a complete nuclear fuel cycle for peaceful power production, they would be well advised to take a hard look at the current oil markets. Iran exports approximately 2.5 million barrels of oil per day from its 4 million barrel per day…