A couple of days ago I mentioned a new pro-nuclear blog titled “Some Truths of Things” written by a grad student in Melbourne, Australia. In that post I also mentioned that he has written a detailed academic paper – still a work in progress, but with references and citations – that is a rebuttal to Helen Caldicott’s “Nuclear Power is Not the Answer.”
At least one reader asked me to post a link to that paper so here is is:
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Steve Aplin, of Canadian Energy Issues, wrote an excellent piece titled Industrial strategy and cheap energy: why China is eating, and will keep eating, our lunch that captured my attention. He described how China is increasingly taking advantage of an enormous internal market to stimulate continued economic development that is lifting hundreds of millions of…
Michael is a good friend and a dedicated, caring man who works hard to make the world a better place. He is also a nuke. Recently he shared a story about an occasion where he had the opportunity to meet and talk with young Iranian engineers and scientists that needs to be shared more widely….
Melanie Warner wrote a 2000 word article for the business section of the New York Times titled Is America Ready to Quit Coal, that was published online on February 14, 2009. (There is also a note on the article that indicates that a version of it appeared in the print edition on February 15, 2009…
I favor David and Goliath stories, especially when Goliath is a dangerous, selfish and greedy force that puts short term profits in front of health and safety issues that may affect generations. Though I have not yet had the opportunity to watch the movie, I have learned enough about Gasland and the industry that it…
Apparently Russia did not get the memo. According to a 7 September 2006 article in the Russian News and Information Service, Rosenergoatom is planning to start building nine nuclear power units in 2007
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan is one of the suitors interested in Westinghouse. The two organizations have a long history of cooperation, dating back more than 30 years when MHI licensed Westinghouse’s Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)design. MSN Money reprinted an article from the Financial Times on the topic on July 10, 2005 under the…