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Why did Richard Nixon so strongly endorse nuclear energy in April 1973?
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Why did Richard Nixon so strongly endorse nuclear energy in April 1973?

ByRod Adams

…ate in which our oil companies most desired them to remain. In the case of Iran it would be a more equal partnership. This involved not just militarizing Iran but a lot of technology transfer. The Shah did intend for his space age feudal system to modernize on his own terms, quickly, and he was playing us too. When he announced in 1974 a plan to construct 23 reactors by the year 2000 he said, “Petroleum is a noble material, much too valuable to bu…

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President Trump: Nuclear energy is the mother lode of untapped potential

ByRod Adams

…o Israel. Hopefully, Trump realizes this. On the other hand, I suspect the Iran Deal was possibly set up to fail to give us a casus belli to attack Iran. Trump had been a bitter critic of the Iraq war so he could have more credibility if he concluded that an attack on Iran was needed. Hopefully this is paranoia. We’ll see who he names to his cabinet. poa “We’ll see who he names to his cabinet.” James Woolsey ring a bell? And of course the jewish v…

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Radioactive Wolves – Coming to PBS Nature on October 19, 2011

ByRod Adams

…Fukushima. Brian Mays Ok so when people say radiation (radon) in India or Iran or any natural background radiation for that matter is harmless, that is a factual error? Joe – If they are responsible, then that is not what they say. What they say is that no significant differences in health effects have been observed among populations living in areas with widely varying levels of background radiation, including areas with particularly high levels,…

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U. S. should strengthen and export its atomic energy capabilities

ByRod Adams

…s comparing this essay of yours to Trump’s stated intentions regarding the Iran deal. His stance is completely and utterly polar to the premise of your essay. His argument for dismantling the Iran deal is predicated on the premise that the pursuit of nuclear energy is IN FACT the pursuit of nuclear weapons. Egads, Rod. northcoast While I agree with most of what Rod has written, I can’t make sense of the tweet unless it was about weapons. What does…

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NuScale wins second round of DOE SMR funding under FOA

ByRod Adams

…o weapons grade (85+%) uranium, and is probably suitable as-is as fuel for Iran‘s plutonium breeder reactor for weapons-grade plutonium. Iran has now agreed in principle to dilute its MEU back down to something suitable for power reactor fuel. We’ll see. Trust but verify. Please read WNA’s Nuclear Power in Iran. Thanks! Ed Leaver @John Tucker: What’s not to like is the implementation of our current wind PTC, which encourages precisely the opposite…

Why does ERCOT credit wind capacity at less than 9%?

ByRod Adams

…r energy community is shooting itself in the foot by its silence about the Iran deal that Obama has put together … Why would anyone want to cheer a deal that gives Iran unfettered access to a nuclear weapon ten years from now (or perhaps even sooner), unless he were a madman? Ed Leaver @ Denis: But seriously, if all it ever needs do is peak, OCCT is much cheaper (half the cost?) of CCGT. So my questions are: (1) How often is peaking all it ever…

Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor Actinide Recycle System – Solving Nuclear Waste Through Reuse and Recycle

ByRod Adams

…should remember that we supported Saddam in an eight year long war against Iran in which about a million Iranians died and in which our “guy” used chemical weapons. Finrod What’s up, Marje? Does a good rockin’ tune upset you? Any campaign for or against absolutely anything at all will get nowhere if it is based on a sermon on the evils of rock. Tom Blees Rod, in regard to the cast of characters in office at the time the IFR was shut down, add Fran…

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Look out for “market ingenuity” from stressed LNG project developers

ByRod Adams

…buttal that you seem to favor, is respond as follows…… You don’t think Iran should have nukes, so therefore you must be a filthy bigot, an islamaphobe. After all, isn’t your comment critical of Iran?? Yep. You obviously hate Arabs. I can tell by your comment. In fact, your islamaphobia is well known here. Don’t ask me to provide any quotes from you, though. Its enough that I make the accusation. I say its so, therefore it must be. How’s that,…

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John Rowe wants everyone (else) to buy natural gas

ByRod Adams

…ecoming more stark. I wonder where the threshold will be? Israel attacking Iran? Our president’s private condemnation of Netanyahu to Sarkozy is not a good sign of what will happen to Israel. Will it be Iran taking control of the Straits of Hormuz, either through mining, submarines, surface to ship missiles, or nuclear weapons. Our fleet commander will hopefully have not forgotten the lessons of the Bikini atoll where a close formation of warships…

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Atomic Show #179 – The Forgotten Bomb

ByRod Adams

…ian troops? Who is constantly making military and economic threats against Iran? Iran desperately needs a nuclear deterrent. They are crazy if they are not working on one. Reese Thank you Rod, for enduring this converstion with a fellow New Mexican. One of the most profound statements in it was from you, the English major: “I gotta stop saying ‘you know.'” Soylent, according to statements by their leadership, Iran isn’t looking for a nuclear “dete…

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The need for more rational radiation protection standards

ByRod Adams

…communication metric in monetary policy. The US stopped publishing M3 when Iran started its Oil Bourse in 2008. From that point on, Iran‘s oil was no longer traded in US dollars. What was the first thing the US did when they invaded Iraq ? Well, Wolf Blitzer was in the middle of explaining it on FOX and got pulled by the ears and never spoke of it again. That’s right. The next day Iraq’s oil was no longer traded in French Francs but in US dollars….

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Rick Perry might convert DOE into an ENERGY leader

ByRod Adams

…e private sector thievery). My “favorite” example relates to the nefarious Iran deal: Americans with valid judgments against Iran will be stiffed from collecting because Obama released the Iranian money that America was holding WITHOUT setting aside money for Iran‘s victims. Just as with Trumps thievery, those who were due payment have been denied. Rick Armknecht Obama’s emotional insecurity IS trumped by Trump’s (K — you got me there!) John T Tu…

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