Time for a new chapter in the discussion

ByRod Adams

We have reached the point where a response to the time worn question “What about Three Mile Island and Chernobyl?” can be answered with “They were both problems that happened MORE than 20 years ago.”

Of course, there is room for discussion about the events and they should not be dismissed or forgotten, but the initial question should not be successful in stopping all useful discussion about the positive aspects of an important technology.

If you want to learn more about the events that led to the accident and the responses to that accident, please listen to Atomic Show #13 posted on April 26, 2006

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

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