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The Atomic Show #042 – Westinghouse-China, US-India, Fresno Nuclear

December 23, 2006 By Rod Adams

Business opportunities in the nuclear industry continue to grow. Shane and I discuss the Westinghouse-China deal, the US-India nuclear supply agreement, and Fresno Nuclear Group.

After many years of relative calm, the nuclear business is heating up in many different areas of the world. Opportunities continue to grow, so Shane and I talk about some of the recent mega deals that will have a positive impact on employment and income from the industry.

Specifically, we mention the recent agreement between China and Westinghouse that includes the sale of four AP-1000 pressurized water reactors along with the transfer of substantial technology to the Chinese purchasers. We also spend some time talking about the opportunities presented to the US based portions of the industry by the recent agreement to allow them to begin selling their nuclear related products in India, another large, densely populated country with growing energy supply challenges.

Finally, we talked about the recent announcement by Fresno California businessmen that they were interested in developing a nuclear power plant on the grounds of the local water treatment plant.

Along the way, we take a few detours – as usual – and mention such topics as the weather in the San Francisco bay area, Thomas Malthus, Operation Plowshares, coal burning hazards in China, and the relationship between gold mining and uranium mining.

We hope you enjoy the show. If you want to learn more about some of the topics that we discuss, I recommend that you visit some or all of the following links:

  • Wikipedia article on Operation Plowshare
  • India Nuclear Forces article from the Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
  • NY Times article titled Pollution From Chinese Coal Casts a Global Shadow
  • PubMed article titled Chronic Arsenic Poisoning from Burning High-Arsenic-Containing Coal

    in Guizhou, China

  • Resource Investor article about First Uranium’s IPO
  • Op-Ed in East Texas Review titled Clarity, honesty needed in power plant debate

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About Rod Adams

Rod Adams is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience, now serving as a Managing Partner at Nucleation Capital, an emerging climate-focused fund. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial discussion and analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology and policies for several decades. He is the founder of Atomic Insights and host and producer of The Atomic Show Podcast.

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  1. Dan Boese says

    December 25, 2006 at 1:43 AM

    Once again, it seems that the direct link to allow download of the MP3 seems to point to the wrong address. A shame, really, given how much I’ve started to appreciate the weekly show.

  2. Rod Adams says

    December 25, 2006 at 8:21 AM

    Dan:

    Thanks for the feedback. I really need to do some better QA!

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