I’m excited – it is time to head out for some live contact with young(er) nuclear professional. I will be covering the first-ever Young Professionals Congress, A Hitchhiker’s Guide to a Career in Nuclear in Washington, D. C. today. Maybe I will even capture some of the “dress for success” session on my iPod.
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Craig Severance recently wrote a commentary that he calls analysis titled The Case Against Nukes. The piece has been picked up by EcoWorld.com and is currently prominently featured on the home page. Though the author blurb that follows the article claims that Severance was the co-author of a book published in 1976 titled “The Economics…
On November 2, 2006, I had the privilege of talking with Regis Matzie, Westinghouse Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. The occasion was an interview conducted for The Atomic Show, a weekly (most of the time) podcast hosted by The Podcast Network. Dr. Matzie talked to me about the current status of the Pebble…
During the period of September 28 – October 1, 2008, Washington, DC is hosting the 4th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology. If you are reading this on the day that I post it, you still have a little time to get over to the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel. (I wonder if the…
Chris Matthews of the MSNBC show “Hardball” interviewed Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons about what candidates need to do to win in Nevada. The segment is titled Nevada: New battleground of 2008? A big issue there is, of course, Yucca Mountain, which is nearly universally opposed in the state. Governor Gibbons does not question the science;…
I admit it. I have been a very good customer to the oil companies over the years. During the 35 years since obtaining that ticket to freedom called a “drivers license”, I have averaged about 20,000 – 30,000 miles per year behind the wheel. (The low years were those in which I spent 6 months…
It is getting increasingly obvious to oil exporting nations that nuclear power plants offer an intriguing investment opportunity. Russia recently inked a deal with Bulgaria to build a couple of new nuclear power reactors, investors in Alberta have been looking hard at using nuclear power in the oil sands region, and this morning I came…
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