by The Week in Nuclear | Dec 25, 2013 | Nuclear Energy
Smaller reactors have many advantages, but in order to be cost effective in competitive energy markets a typical small modular reactor (SMR) will need to operate with a much smaller workforce than today’s large commercial nuclear energy facilities. This will mandate...
by The Week in Nuclear | Dec 13, 2013 | Nuclear Energy
“If I only knew then what I know now!” I was having a conversation with a friend who had spent years working full time while putting himself through college. His business degree had landed him a good job in the corporate support organization of a large electric...
by The Week in Nuclear | Dec 12, 2013 | Nuclear Energy
Despite claims by anti-nuclear groups of the pending demise of nuclear energy production in the United States, the nuclear renaissance is alive and well. According to the non-partisan Energy Information Administration, nuclear energy production in the USA will...
by The Week in Nuclear | Dec 24, 2012 | Nuclear Energy
Podcast Episode 115 – Download the mp3 file Play the Podcast My first reaction was “Wow! Did I just read that correctly?!” It was one of those “ah-ha moments” when a seemingly mundane statement leapt out of the page and whacked me on the forehead. This time the...
by The Week in Nuclear | Dec 19, 2012 | Nuclear Energy
Spain’s electrical supply industry is caught in a decade long death spiral of failed energy policy, over-reliance on imported fuels, and massive debt. Their new taxes on nuclear energy, an attempt to reduce utility debt, are likely to worsen their economy. Spain...
by The Week in Nuclear | Dec 3, 2012 | Nuclear Energy
Last week a group of Buddhist monks joined the protest against San Onofre Nuclear Plant. The local press made a big show of the spectacle as if the presence of members of a Seattle monastery somehow added stature to the demonstration and validity to their claims. The...
by The Week in Nuclear | Nov 25, 2012 | Nuclear Energy
Activists, medical practitioners and politicians who have demanded moratoriums [on uranium mining] may have various reasons for doing so, but their claims that the public and environment are at risk are fundamentally wrong. That about sums up the facts on the safety...
by The Week in Nuclear | Mar 11, 2012 | Nuclear Energy
As is often the case, the passage of time yields clarity about events, and the nuclear power plant accident at Fukushima is no different. It has become clear that the misinformation and hysterics by anti-nuclear groups and individuals were mostly wrong. Their...
by The Week in Nuclear | Jan 25, 2012 | Nuclear Energy
Note: this post also appears at the ANS Nuclear Cafe What better way to celebrate National Nuclear Science Week than to acknowledge amazing career opportunities that exist for people interested in joiningthe nuclear renaissance. If you are a middle or high school...
by The Week in Nuclear | Sep 19, 2011 | Nuclear Energy
or “Why I’m Still A Climate Change Skeptic” It must be great to be a climate change believer.You get to boldly declare your alignment with the “A” team, the smartest minds and greatest strategic thinkers of our time, or so we’ve been told.You get praise from big...
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