Atomic Insights 2006

• June 11, 2006: Health Effects of Low Level Radiation: When will we acknowledge the reality? by Dr. Jerry M. Cuttler
• May 02, 2006: Chernobyl: Fear of the Unknown? by Dr. Zbigniew Jaworowski
• February 24, 2006: What limits reactor fuel burnup?
• January 26, 2006: How I developed my atomic insights

Atomic Insights 2005

• June 26, 2005: Building New School Energy Wells
• June 7, 2005: Atomic Insight: PBMR Update
• June 4, 2005: A Time For Opportunity and Caution
• May 1, 2005: BP versus Exelon
• April 26, 2005: Are Nuclear Plants Really Terrorist Targets?
• April 12, 2005: An Early Passion for Nuclear Energy
• April 1, 2005: Replacing Oil With Uranium
• March 27, 2005: Time for Plan B – Yucca Mountain Project Should Close Shop
• March 20, 2005: Nuclear Power for Galena, Alaska
• March 9, 2005: Too Cheap to Meter – It’s Now True
• March 4, 2005: Fusion versus Fission – Difficult versus Easy
• February 24, 2005: Saying the ‘N’ word – Nuclear – in polite company

“For the Rest of Us”

• May 12, 2004: Atomic Energy: Powerful Job Generator
• November 27, 2003: Rooting for the Underdog: Small Nations Often Need Atomic Power
• November 11, 2003: Ike Was Right: We Need Atoms for Peace
• April 01, 2002: Ike Was Right: Oil is Obsolete
• February 02, 2002: Yucca Mountain: Right Answer; Wrong Question
• November 16, 2001: Irradiation and Semantics
• October 24, 2001: Wouldn’t It Be Great If We Didn’t Need Oil?
• June 12, 2001: CAREM: A Small, Innovative Pressurized Water Reactor
• May 25, 2001: NA-YGN is Alive and Kicking
• May 17, 2001: The “N” (Nuclear) Word is no Longer Taboo
• April 26, 2001: The long term effects of Chernobyl debated
• April 3, 2001: Atlas is shrugging in the People’s State of California
• March 22, 2001: Get your ash out of here!
• March 6, 2001: The 760 MMMPG Carburetor
• February 13, 2001: Exelon goes first with PBMR
• January 23, 2001: Cenfuel could burn well in California.
• January 9, 2001: Dear Mr. President, Send in the Nukes.
• December 29, 2000: Bandwagon Gas Market
• December 6, 2000: Nuclear Confusion, anti-nuclear collusion
• November 6, 2000: A Vision for Nuclear Power

Volume 2 (January 1997 – April 1996)

December 96/January 97

• Letter from the Editor Plutonium Politics Leads to Unusual Logic
• Plutonium Valuable Fuel or Costly Waste?
• Press Release Anti-MOX Coalition Statement
• Why Throw Away a Priceless Resource? by Theodore Rockwell
• The United States Should Lead the Way by Michael Fox

October/November 1996

• PM-3A Design and Construction: Rapid Pace to Fulfill a Need
• Letter from the Editor: PM-3A, Pioneer in Antarctic Research
• How Clean is Clean?: Blasting Out Frozen Soil
• A Question of Economics: The Answer Depends on the Assumptions
• Valuable Tool for Antarctic Research: PM-3A Technical Characteristics
• Additional Reading: Sources Used in PM-3A Stories
• In the News

September 1996

• Nuclear Batteries: Tools for Space Science
• Letter from the Editor: Batteries That Last and Last
• Cassini: Near Term Use of RTGs
• RTG Heat Sources: Two Proven Materials
• Earth Bound RTG Systems: Uses Closer to Home
• Additional Reading: Sources Used in RTG Stories
• In the News

August 1996

• Power Barges: Tools for Progress
• Letter from the Editor: Electric Plants for Rapidly Growing Areas
• Offshore Power Systems: Big Plants for a Big Customer
• Nuclear Power Barges: Russians Build on Ice Breaker Lead
• MH-1A: Pioneer Barge Built In America
• Additional Reading: Sources Used in Power Barge Stories
• In the News

July 1996

• SL-1: Designed for Remote Power and Heat
• Letter from the Editor: Solving the SL-1 Mystery
• Accident Consequences: Design Added to Magnitude
• What Caused the Accident? Plenty of Blame to Share
• January 1961: SL-1 Accident Aftermath
• In the News

June 1996

• Some Reactors CANDU®: What Others Cannot
• Letter from the Editor: Reactors With a Can-Do Attitude
• Pressurized Heavy Water: Using Available Resources
• Isotope Production: Dual Use Power Plants
• Historical Problem Areas: Sources of Incidents
• In the News

May 1996

• Economy of Scale?
• Letter from the Editor Small is Beautiful
• Technical Readiness Applying Related Inventions
• Keep it Simple Complex Systems Cost More
• In the News

April 1996

• The Accident at Chernobyl
• Letter from the Editor Learning from a Tragedy
• Politics and Market Share Possible Motives Behind Emphasis
• Chernobyl Health Effects Best Available Data
• In the News

Volume 1 (March 1996 – April 1995)

March 1996

• Nuclear Waste Mountain: Unnecessary Sense of Urgency
• Letter from the Editor: Delay Does not Indicate a Crisis
• Guest Column: Do Not Eat the Glass
• Concerns of the Opposition: Not Irrational

February 1996

• Water vs. Gas Cooled Reactors: Round 1
• Letter from the Editor: The Battle Begins
• Government Support: Official Help in the Sales Department
• In the News

January 1996

• CO2: First Choice for Power Reactors
• Letter from the Editor: First Nuclear Power Stations
• Pressure Vessel Construction: Lower Pressure Makes it Easier
• Fuel Element Designs: Unique Selection Criteria

December 1995

• Water: Best Choice for the 1950s Subs
• Letter from the Editor: Record of Success
• Technical Hurdles: One Step at a Time
• Controlling Power: Temperature and Rods
• Protecting Fuel Materials: Ensuring Safety
• In the news…

November 1995

• Letter from the Editor: Portable Nuclear Power
• ML-1 Mobile System: Reactor in a Box
• Army Nuclear Plants: Summary Table
• Prefab Reactors: Reliable Power for Off-Grid Users
• In the news…

October 1995

• Letter from the Editor: Breeding Better Reactors
• Plutonium Fuel Cycle: Under Attack
• Liquid Metal Fast Breeder: Right Answer, Wrong Question
• Light Water Breeder Reactor: Adapting Proven System

September 1995

• U.S. Nuclear Rocket Programs
• Letter from the Editor: Confessions of a Stargazer
• How Do Nuclear Rockets Work?
• Rocket Technology Applications Machines with Limitless Capabilities
• In the news…

August 1995

• Nuclear Cost Data in the United States
• Letter from the Editor:Economics of Electrical Energy
• A Closer Look at Studies: Cost of Controlling Radiation Exposure
• Nuclear Fission Vs.Combustion: InexpensiveMachines AND Cheap Fuel
• In the news…

July 1995

• Why Did the Savannah Fail?
• Letter from the Editor: Wasted Nuclear Knowledge
• Marine Nuclear Propulsion: The Undeniable Facts
• Nuclear Research Ship: Japanese Learn Nuclear Techniques as Sea
• Historical Repetition? Will Nuclear Propulsion follow Steam Propulsion?
• In the news…

June 1995

• Minimizing Waste: Focus on Recycling
• Letter from the Editor: Recycling: Practice What You Preach
• Waste to Energy: Learning to Recognize Waste as Value
• Nuclear Fuel Recycling: Getting Down to Business
• Opposition to Reprocessing: Are the Reports Always True?

May 1995

• Plutonium: How Deadly is it?
• Letter from the Editor: Exagerated Truths are Falsehoods
• Constant Exposure How Much Radiation is Normal?
• Learning from the Past Lessons from Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Long Term Exposure: Health Studies of Nuclear Pros
• In the news…

April 1995

• Welcome to Atomic Energy Insights
• Letter from the Editor: Other Countries Progress While US Lags Behind
• In the beginning: A 1942 Experiment Shows the world it can be done
• Really Cool Stuff: Batteries that last for Decades
• Common Myths: Is nuclear waste a huge problem?
• In the news…