Blog Profile / NEI Nuclear Notes
| URL : | http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Utilities / Energy | |
| Posts on Regator: | 710 | |
| Posts / Week: | 6.4 | |
| Archived Since: | April 4, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
A Boy and His Nuclear Reactor
Taylor Wilson built a fusion reactor at age 14 and remains interested in nuclear technology. So, at 19, he has presented his idea for a small reactor concept that uses molten salt to make the smaller reactor both more powerful and more efficient than their cousins. Show More Summary
Guest Post: College Champions Debate Nuclear Energy
Bob Bishop The following guest post comes from Bob Bishop, nuclear guru and former general counsel at NEI: Each year, hundreds of university students from around the country participate in local, regional and national debate tournaments. Show More Summary
Can You Make an Ethical Case for Nuclear Energy?
Over the course of the history of NEI Nuclear Notes, I've assiduously avoided sharing coverage from the financial press for a variety of reasons, foremost of which is the fact that we shouldn't be in the business of providing investment advice.But this morning I'm compelled to share a clip from a U.K. Show More Summary
Low Carbon Emissions? Look to Nuclear, Hydro
Ceres has produced a new report called Benchmarking Air Emissions, which shows that the electric generating business has done a significant job in reducing a variety of greenhouse gases, notably nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide. Show More Summary
Leveling the Board for Nuclear Trade
A letter in the Baltimore Sun suggests the paper had featured an interesting op-ed recently. First, the letter: Dan Ervin's commentary on lifting restrictions on U.S. companies supplying nuclear power equipment abroad is completely misleading ("A nuclear opportunity," May 6). Show More Summary
Nuclear Cost Calculations From Ivan Penn and Tampa Bay Times Just an Exercise in Fuzzy Math
Ivan Penn of the TBT. Over the weekend, the Tampa Bay Times published an analysis by Ivan Penn claiming that ratepayers in Florida would be better served if Duke Energy built a natural gas plant in place of a proposed nuclear energyShow More Summary
Experts Weigh In: Joseph Mangano Study Hopelessly Flawed
For the nuclear industry, safety is the top priority, and it goes to great lengths to minimize radiation exposure to the public and employees. So exhaustive are these measures that nuclear power plants only account for.1% of the annual radiation that a typical American is exposed to. Show More Summary
The State-of-Play of Nuclear Safety After Fukushima
If anything set the table for the American nuclear industry’s response to the accident at Fukushima Daiichi, it was the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. After that event, all essential infrastructure and its security was put on the menu for a rethink. Show More Summary
“So many mothers against nuclear energy!”–And For It, Too.
A photographer named Nonoko Kameyama decided to take pictures of mothers (with their children) who are against reopening the nuclear facilities in Japan. Kameyama is unquestionably moved to use her craft to support her views. In 2006 I took a break and travelled to Nepal. That was a turning point for me - my passion came back right away. Show More Summary
Sensible Nuclear Outcomes in Florida and India
The processes may have been a little sloppy, but if the outcomes are good, so be it. First, in Florida: The Florida Supreme Court rejected on Thursday the challenge to a controversial law that allows electric utilities to collect money from their customers for nuclear-power plants that won't be built for years — if ever. Show More Summary
Guest Post: Mom Responds To Nuclear Emergency
The following guest post comes from Elizabeth McAndrew-Benavides, senior manager of workforce policy and programs at NEI:Anne Shatara is a single, working mother who in addition to her regular job at a nuclear energy facility has an intriguing third job. Show More Summary
Nazis, Soviets and Chatham House
Generally, you know you’ve lost an argument, especially one with a political dimension, when you bring in Nazism to bolster your point. What Nazism means is up to the ears of the listener as long as it boils down to “really bad.” It’s...Show More Summary
Fair and Unfair Nuclear Editorials
Two recent editorials grapple with nuclear energy issues relevant to their states. The York (Penn.) Record becomes disturbed about some corrosion discovered on used fuel containers. A Nuclear Regulatory Commission report said that some of those casks could leak. Show More Summary
Right Side Up Down Under
Something we always like to hear: Nuclear energy has received the thumbs up from a former anti-nuclear environmentalist who co-authored an independent report pitting the advantages of nuclear energy against renewable energy for electricity generation. Show More Summary
The Traction of Small Reactors
The New York Times’ Matt Wald provides a nicely reported history and the state-of-play in the small reactor world. Just as the first domestic nuclear reactors were scaled up versions of small reactors, current versions of the tiny titans...Show More Summary
This Navy Gridiron Great Has a Pretty Bright Future
Our service academies aren't really much known for developing NFL talent, but Navy linebacker Keegan Wetzel could hear his name called during the NFL Draft, which starts tonight and concludes on Saturday. Wetzel is profiled today inShow More Summary
Swinging the Axe at MOX
One of the most vexing aspects of President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget request (as regards topic of blog, naturally) is the deep cut made to MOX facility construction in South Carolina. This is being built at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site and is about 60 percent complete. Show More Summary
Search and Employ
If you’re looking for a compelling overview of the enormous potential for a career in the U.S. nuclear industry today, our Elizabeth McAndrew-Benavides has authored it in the May-June issue of Search & Employ.The potential for nuclear workforce participation is especially appealing for men and women in the United States Navy. Show More Summary
Nuclear Energy Grabs Top Spot on Reddit ... On Earth Day
We've been recognizing Earth Day all day long here on all of our social media platforms, but I wanted to share one image that warmed my heart today like no other. If you pop over to the home page at Reddit, the link that's currentlyShow More Summary
The Ink on the Rubber Pad Redux
Nuclear Notes friend Meredith Angwin kindly pointed us to a pdf of Robert Alvarez’s written testimony to the Vermont Senate committee considering a bill to tax the used nuclear fuel being held at Vermont Yankee. The fuller post about the Vermont hearing and who Robert Alvarez is is two below this one. Show More Summary