Save Vermont Yankee. If not you, who? If not now, when?
By Rod Adams I told some friends the other day that I often feel like a time traveler from the Age of Reason who sees questionable behavior and is forced Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Economic benefits of nuclear
How can we stop premature nuclear plant closures?
By Rod Adams During an earnings call on February 6, 2014, Exelon Corporation indicated that it may decide to shut down two or more of its nuclear reactors because of Continue Reading →
The Value of Energy Diversity (Especially In A Polar Vortex)
By Rod Adams Since the natural gas price collapse that started in summer 2008, many observers have become accustomed to using the adjective “cheap” when talking about natural gas. Like Continue Reading →
Nuclear energy is built on an actinide foundation
By Rod Adams During the past several years, I have been following the progress of a strange situation in my adopted state of Virginia. Despite being a state with a Continue Reading →
Do oil and gas suppliers worry about nuclear energy development?
By Rod Adams The world oil market is not a free market. Prices are manipulated by a small number of producers that adjust production rates to achieve desired prices that Continue Reading →
How painful will the coming spike in natural gas prices be?
By Rod Adams There is a good reason for American nuclear energy professionals to learn more about the dynamics of the natural gas market. We have been told numerous times Continue Reading →
Ted Rockwell, Atomic Pioneer and Tireless Campaigner for Facts
By Rod Adams On Sunday, March 31, 2013, just a few months before his 91st birthday, Ted Rockwell passed away quietly in his sleep. His passing has stimulated a profound Continue Reading →
Talking about nuclear energy at Hunt’s barbershop
By Rod Adams There are many benefits to living in Lynchburg, Virginia. Not only is it a scenically beautiful place with a diverse and growing economy that has continued its Continue Reading →
Looking forward to next 70 years of atomic fission
By Rod Adams This past weekend the world quietly marked the 70th anniversary of the initial criticality of CP-1 (Critical Pile 1), the 55th anniversary of the initial criticality of Continue Reading →
Vermont Yankee’s Greatest Hits from the Public Service Board Hearing
By Meredith Angwin On November 7, an important hearing about the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant was held before the Vermont Public Service Board. Howard Shaffer has an excellent post Continue Reading →
Friday Nuclear Matinee: “Nuclear Energy: Cleaner, Safer and Made in America”
The 2012 Nuclear Energy Assembly wrapped up this Wednesday evening in Charlotte, NC. The Nuclear Energy Assembly is the nuclear energy industry’s annual conference, attracting leaders worldwide from all segments of the Continue Reading →
4th Annual Texas Atomic Film Festival
The 4th annual Texas Atomic Film Festival (TAFF) is being held April 26 to May 3, 2012. The festival attracts short films (3 to 5 minutes) produced by students in Continue Reading →
Kudankulam hot start within reach
Tamil Nadu provincial government support pulls rug out from under protest groups By Dan Yurman The long running controversy over the start of NPCIL’s Russian-built twin 1,000-MW VVER reactors at Continue Reading →
Federal judge: State can’t shut down Vermont Yankee over spent fuel
The plant dodges another bullet at least for now Federal District Court Judge J. Garvan Murtha ordered on Monday, March 19, that the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) cannot use Continue Reading →
Small Modular Reactors on Military Installations?
By William J. Barattino (This article summarizes a paper presented by the author at the ASME 2011 Small Modular Reactors Symposium) Federal agencies have been directed by public laws and Continue Reading →