The Utah legislature has added nuclear power to a list of energy sources defined as “renewable”. You can read about it at Renewable Energy Incentive Includes Nuclear Power and Utah governor, Legislature at odds over climate change. It is not clear yet whether or not the governor will sign the bill, but he has made some strong statements in the past about the need to address climate change.
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It is well known that almost any new nuclear power plant project in the United States will attract organized opposition. Opponents will use a litany of familiar arguments and a variety of known techniques to slow or stop the project. It is also well known that continued operation of existing plants can attract opponents who…
Shane Brown and I had a great chat with Kirk Sorensen of Energy from Thorium fame. We talked about a number of different aspects of the technology including materials, fluoride salt chemistry, corrosion, breeding ratios, waste handling, and protactinium decay chains. We all agreed that we would be the life of any cocktail party with…
For those of you who are interested in the current status of the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) there have been a couple of useful articles published in Creamer Media’s Engineering News in the last few days. The first one, titled Life beyond nuclear electricity for PBMR talks about applications for PBMRs that are outside…
Reuters South Africa published a story on September 8, 2006 titled US looks for quick Iran sanctions resolution. According to the story, U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns stated that the US will seek action in the Security Council to draft a resolution setting sanctions against Iran for its defense of its right to build…
I admit it – I distrust very large companies who make billions of dollars in after tax profits every quarter. That is especially true when their leaders are reaching for my wallet and asking me to support their investments with my tax dollars as well as my purchasing dollars. I cannot fully explain how I…
An good friend just sent me a letter (yes, it was digital, but not your typical “email”) that included mention of a topic important to both of us, but somewhat difficult to explain. Ted mentioned that most nuclear advocates do not spend enough time talking about the important difference in ultimate capability between a raw…