Atomic Show 16 is a random chat about frustration with people that claim to be neutral yet place nuclear power at the bottom of their energy option list, chopping wood for fuel, driving large cars, and the importance of designing cars for the Autobahn without coffee cup holders. Hope you enjoy.
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Chris Aoki, Yes, excellent summary. I am impressed by the boiling water reactor (BWR) capacities and build times in Japan.…
David, here’s a good rebuttal to exactly the comment that is intended only to frustrate you. It’s by Sabine Hossenfelder,…
I copy deepisolation on every comment string I can. I am very glad to see the EO’s they deal with…
The best part of this episode is the segment of the interview between 10:00 and 13:00 in which Rod Adams…
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On the evening of July 29, 2012, Suzy Hobbs-Baker, Director of the Nuclear Literacy Project and founder of PopAtomic Studios, Dan Yurman, who blogs at Idaho Samizdat and writes for Fuel Cycle Week and the ANS Nuclear Cafe, Margaret Harding, an independent nuclear energy consultant who blogs at 4 Factor Consulting, and Cal Abel, a…
“THE NUCLEAR ENERGY OPTION” is available on the web.
http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/~blc/book/BOOK.html
Daniel,
Already had it bookmarked, but thanks! Dr. Cohen’s work is _very_ accessible to the lay reader, and his books have aged very well. Dr. Cohen has a few of his many papers up elsewhere on his site (http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/~blc/). If you search on “Bernard Cohen breeder reactor” on the web, you’ll eventually come across an article called “Breeder reactors: A renewable energy source”. Interesting reading, and one of my personal favorites.
Shane