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The Atomic Show #099 – StartupStoryRadio.com interviews Rod Adams of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc.

July 27, 2008 By Rod Adams 1 Comment

Rob McNealy is the host and producer of StartupStoryRadio.com. Rob and Rod Adams chatted recently about Rod’s efforts as atomic entrepreneur who wants to change the world. Rob McNealy of StartupStoryRadio.com and I had an interesting chat on Tuesday about Adams Atomic Engines, Inc. (AAE). We discussed the 15-year effort to build an independent, atomic […]

Filed Under: Adams Engines, Podcast, Smaller reactors Tagged With: atomic, nuclear entrepreneur

Scaling nuclear power for villages, apartment buildings, shopping malls, factories, and ships

December 23, 2007 By Rod Adams Leave a Comment

One of the myths that is carefully taught to power plant engineers during their required course in engineering economics is that there is a mathematical method for computing the cost of a power from a power plant. Using that methodical approach, a big part of the equation – which I never committed to memory – […]

Filed Under: Smaller reactors

Nuclear Fission Vs. Combustion: Inexpensive Machines and Cheap Fuel

August 1, 1995 By Rod Adams

Nuclear fission is still in its adolescence, especially when compared to combustion, its major competitor. There is room for process innovations that will improve efficiency, increase flexibility and reduce machinery complexity. Changes in each of these areas offers the opportunity for major cost reductions. The next time you travel on a large jet, look out […]

Filed Under: Atomic Insights Aug 1995, Nuclear Cost Data, Smaller reactors

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