by Nuclear Street | Oct 22, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
By Robert Hargraves Democratic president Franklin D Roosevelt proclaimed at his 1933 inauguration, “…the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” In years...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Oct 18, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
In April 1957, when the new, small nuclear plant at the Army’s Fort Belvoir, Virginia site first started up, it seemed as if the plant’s vendor, ALCO Products, had carried off something of a coup. Winning this important early contract had come about three years...
by Nuclear Street | Oct 13, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
The US Patent Office has issued a patent for a Plasma Compression Fusion Device to Salvatore Pais, of Calloway MD. The patent assignee is the United States of American as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Patuxent River MD. Plasma Compression Fusion Device...
by Nuclear Street | Oct 13, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
The US Patent Office has issued a patent for a Plasma Compression Fusion Device to Salvatore Pais, of Calloway MD. The patent assignee is the United States of American as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Patuxent River MD. Plasma Compression Fusion Device...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Oct 11, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
by Will Davis Our subject this week is a fairly obscure but nevertheless fascinating film, given the present emphasis on small modular and/or microreactor plants – the Relocation of PM-2A. This plant, designed by ALCO Products Inc. at the end of the 1950’s, was built...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Oct 7, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
Thank you for joining us on Episode 26 of RadioNuclear! Today, we discuss news items from two literal “Nuclear Islands”. How can nuclear help out island nations that are energy constrained? Are there examples of this? Tune in to find out! We also discuss...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Oct 4, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
Recently, a tremendous success story culminated at the Hanford Reservation – the completion of radioactive sludge removal from one of the K-Reactor basins. Announcement of the completion of this task ends a years-long process that was a major barrier to finally...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Sep 27, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
The news this week that NASA has contracted for as many as 12 of the new Orion manned space flight capsules brings again to focus the fact that the US is returning to manned space flight in a big way. While orbital flights will be first, it’s clear that a return to...
by Nuclear Street | Sep 22, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
Climate Strike Tarpon Springs Sep 20 2019 On Friday, September 20, I took to the streets with a couple dozen other locals as part of the Student Climate Strike. I’m pleased to note that this political action seems to be part of a movement that is capturing attention...
by Nuclear Street | Sep 22, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
Climate Strike Tarpon Springs Sep 20 2019 On Friday, September 20, I took to the streets with a couple dozen other locals as part of the Student Climate Strike. I’m pleased to note that this political action seems to be part of a movement that is capturing attention...
by Nuclear Street | Sep 20, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
A couple of weeks ago, I heard Dr. (Isabel) Lauren Jackson talking to Bill Nye on his Science Rules podcast. At the end of his discussion with her, Nye seemed to have changed his mind in the positive direction regarding the importance of nuclear energy. He seemed far...
by Nuclear Street | Sep 20, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
A couple of weeks ago, I heard Dr. (Isabel) Lauren Jackson talking to Bill Nye on his Science Rules podcast. At the end of his discussion with her, Nye seemed to have changed his mind in the positive direction regarding the importance of nuclear energy. He seemed far...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Sep 19, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
by Will Davis In a move that has relieved some observers but angered others, a Tokyo District court has found three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) not guilty on the charges of not having prepared the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant against the...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Sep 18, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
Happy birthday to RadioNuclear! The podcast, sponsored since 2019 by ANS, turned two years old earlier this month. The host, Doug Hardtmayer, and the Society would like to thank everyone who continues to listen and support the show! Discussed this week:The events that...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Sep 12, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
By James Conca In a news briefing in Tokyo earlier this week, Japan’s Minister of the Environment, Yoshiaki Harada, told reporters that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will have to dump radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plants into the...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Sep 5, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
By James Conca With very serious issues like health care, gun control, Russian tampering, and prison reform, it’s unlikely that a narrow issue like a candidate’s stance on nuclear power will sway anyone about voting for them. However, since all the leading climate...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Aug 26, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
Thank you for joining us on Episode 24 of RadioNuclear! In this episode, we briefly discuss the passage of H.B. 6 in Ohio, effectively saving the two nuclear plants in Ohio for the time being. This week we also talk about a recent article detailing the true cost of...
by Nuclear Street | Aug 23, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
A cruise missile with a nuclear reactor heated turbofan engine and a liquid fueled booster rocket is the most likely description of the Russian developmental weapons system that exploded while being tested on August 8. It’s likely that the explosion occurred during...
by Nuclear Street | Aug 23, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
A cruise missile with a nuclear reactor heated turbofan engine and a liquid fueled booster rocket is the most likely description of the Russian developmental weapons system that exploded while being tested on August 8. It’s likely that the explosion occurred during...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Aug 20, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
By Dr. Matthew Jasica and Alyse Huffman What does it mean to be a leader? That question is at the heart of the Young Professionals Congress 2019 (YPC19). YPC19 is a one-day event, organized by the ANS Young Members Group (YMG) and the North American Young Generation...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Aug 16, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
By Daniel Yurman What role can nuclear power play in getting humans to Mars or eliminating climate change? Nuclear energy has an increasing role in medicine and safety and security. Industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators will convene at Purdue for a three-day...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Aug 5, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
By Vedant Mehta On August 5, 2012, at 10:17 p.m. PDT, NASA’s giant rover Curiosity landed on Mars, the fourth planet in our solar system from the Sun. Curiosity rover is 3 meters long, 2.8 meters wide, and 2.1 meters tall weighing 900 kilograms (around 2,000 lbs)....
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Jul 26, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
By Craig Piercy, ANS Washington Representative “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” We will never know whether Thomas Aquinas actually pondered this specific question during the Middle Ages, but today the metaphor has shed its religious overtones to be a...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Jul 24, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
By Doug Hardtmayer Ready for RadioNuclear 23? In this episode, we discuss the landmark achievement at Purdue’s research reactor, PUR-1, on going to a fully digital I&C System, the increasing support for nuclear power from Japanese courts, and the recent increase...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Jul 18, 2019 | Nuclear Energy
By Dr. Catherine Riddle Remember when you were a child on a long road trip to grandma’s house before cars were equipped with televisions? My dad would tell us to imagine that we were watching an episode of Star Trek, and my sister and I would run through every nuance...
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