Rethinking Nuclear Power

ByRod Adams

Robert Hargraves, the man behind the Pebble Bed Reactor Blog, has been putting a lot of time and energy into developing an adult continuing education course for Dartmouth College’s ILEAD program. The course is titled Energy Policy and Environmental Choices: Rethinking Nuclear Power.

Bob started teaching the course last week and will be posting his curriculum materials on the web after each class meeting. If you are interested in learning more, please visit his course web site. I am sure that he would also appreciate any feedback that you wish to provide – something tells me that he is interested in refining his materials and making them even more valuable.

This kind of effort should be applauded – I am also fascinated by the whole ILEAD concept and plan to learn more about it.

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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