]> http://www.greenedia.com/popular/articles/nuclear-energy Nuclear Energy - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78726?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 From John Cole of Balloon Juice:And I will say it again, even though it always rankles people. Three Mile Island was a success. It was not Chernobyl. It was not nuclear armageddon. No, that does not mean I am pining for meltdowns everywhere, but I th... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78726?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/78797?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Adam Curry, one of the key players in the podcast world, produces The Daily Source Code, one of the most popular podcasts on the internet. He has often expressed his strong support for new nuclear power plants and often turns to his nuclear power sav... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/78797?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78733?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Details from the Hawaii Reporter.... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:25:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78733?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/78737?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Researchers at Purdue University are working with the state of Indiana to develop a system that would use a network of cell phones to detect and track radiation to help prevent terrorist attacks with radiological dirty bombs and nuclear weapons.rea... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:36:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/78737?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78534?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 While Sweden's Volvo might be having doubts about nuclear power, it seems like public opinion in that nation is turning against a previously approved nuclear phase-out.... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:20:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78534?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78535?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 A couple of folks are picking up on that list from Spiked that David Bradish posted a link to a few weeks back. Click here, here and here.... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:16:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78535?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78458?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 It's a 4-6 year hitch to build in China.... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:01:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78458?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78459?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Andrea Jennetta and Nancy E. Roth, the two minds behind the new blog, Fuel Cycle Week, have a challenge for their colleagues in the mainstream media:Why do respected reporters and editors so often use the word dump in mainstream news stories on... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:53:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78459?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78460?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Visit Mike's Space.... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:51:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78460?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-base/78428?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Where online do you turn, when you are looking for a periodic table?The domain name PeriodicTable.com - reveals a superb online periodic table with an obvious website name and the option to buy a poster printout.Berkeley nuclear chemist Mitch Garcia ... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:00:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-base/78428?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/78151?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 According to a Saturday, January 19, 2008 article on the Belfast Telegraph web site titled Nuclear power plan for Ulster Robert Andrews, the founder of Andronics, a satellite communications and location tracking company, has stated his interest in bu... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:05:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/78151?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/78135?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 While searching for more information about Hyperion Power Generation - trying to keep abreast of developments at a potential competitor - I ran across Energy Fallout. It is a relatively new blog with a nice look but few posts. However, two of the pos... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:22:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/78135?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78101?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 S.C. Politics Today poses an interesting question:The chance juxtaposition of the Nevada and South Carolina primaries creates a Yucca problem for presidential candidates. In Nevada, the Democrats have been competing with each other to claim they are ... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:47:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78101?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78013?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 The American takes a closer look.... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:51:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78013?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78014?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Over at Pajamas Media, Dr. Linda Halderman writes about the connection.... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:46:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78014?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78015?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 That Democratic Presidential debate on Tuesday night in Nevada keeps kicking up some dust.Here's USA Today:Yucca Mountain thus becomes the latest evidence of why it's so destructive to give a few early-voting states so much clout in the presidential ... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:37:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78015?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78016?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 The following is an early release of a story that's scheduled to run in the Monday, January 21 edition of Nuclear Energy Overview, NEI's members only publication. It was written by my NEI colleague, Rich Bickers:The Energy Department's director of r... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/78016?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77977?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 A member of the South Carolina legislature ponders the question.... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:13:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77977?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77954?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Yesterday on WNYC-FM's Brian Lehrer Show, Gwyneth Cravens, author of Power to Save the World: The Truth about Nuclear Energy, made a joint appearance with Jim Riccio, Nuclear Policy Analyst for Greenpeace.Normally, I'd suggest that you take a listen,... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:59:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77954?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77875?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 It looks like Adam Blinick's post at TNR has kicked off a little debate. Over at The Atlantic, Matt Yglesias had this to say:We'll be weaned off the dastardly power, perhaps, with nuclear powered cars?What about plug-in hybrids? The idea here is si... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:58:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77875?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77876?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 After hearing John Edwards declare his outright opposition to nuclear energy during Tuesday's Democratic debate in Nevada, Adam Blinick of The New Republic wrote ...Gwyneth Cravens's illuminating Power to Save the World: The Truth about Nuclear Energ... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:42:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77876?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77823?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Over at Planetsave, Shirley Siluk Gregory, a self-described nuclear skeptic, has just finished reading James Lovelock's book, The Revenge of Gaia. Though she still has her doubts about nuclear energy, that didn't stop her from compiling 10 Green Arg... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:10:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77823?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77824?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Here's a clip from Britain that demonstrates exactly what Patrick Moore was talking about when he explains why he left Greenpeace:That's right, when it comes to Greenpeace and nuclear energy, the science doesn't matter. I guess it must be the hyster... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:59:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77824?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77795?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Here's a summary of what went on in the energy markets last week: Electricity peak prices decreased $10-50/MWh at the Eastern hubs as temperatures returned to normal. The Western hubs increased only $1-2/MWh (Platts, see pages 1 and 3).Gas prices at ... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77795?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-bulletin/77779?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Staff, Energy Bulletin. Britain reverses course on nuclear powerUK green advisers dismiss nuclear plans as 'megafix' TOD on nuclear Britain Germany to remain anti-nuclear stronghold Nuclear USA - terrifying... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:46:53 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-bulletin/77779?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77709?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Tampa Tribune's Nuclear Costs Explode piece provided some updated insights to the estimated costs of a new nuclear plant. The article began with Progress Energy's cost reassessment of a new nuke from an initial estimate of about $5-7 billion pe... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:43:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77709?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/77610?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 As a Canadian citizen I'm outraged. The federal Conservative government has fired the head of the country's nuclear safety commission, using Linda Keen as a fall guy for the government's own screwups related to Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.'s NRU rese... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:43:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/77610?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77576?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 I have recently read two articles that struck me as important because of an interesting contrast in attitudes and legal treatment. Both of them discuss mining for valuable, but potentially hazardous materials in the commonwealth of Virginia.On Sunday... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:17:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77576?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77392?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 From Reuters:Simmering debate of a nuclear energy relaunch in Italy, banned 20 years ago in a referendum, got a fresh boost on Wednesday with the news that major utilities were to draft a plan to build nuclear power stations.A newly created think tan... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:43:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77392?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77393?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Found this clip on YouTube today that gives a nice overview of the decision by the U.K. government to approve a new generation of nuclear power plants.As for the Greenpeace spokesman who claimed that replacing gas-fired generation with nuclear-genera... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:16:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77393?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77395?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Details from ITAR-TASS. This is the same project we first mentioned last October.... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:06:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77395?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77333?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Under the headline Anger over Valli accolade on the Mail and Guardian - out of South Africa - web site, I found an article about the head of a major environmental group named the World Conservation Union (IUCN) who is also a strong backer of the Pebb... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:26:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77333?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77316?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Eric McErlain posted a blog titled Ireland considers new nuclear build that pointed to a blog on GUBU titled Wind is blowing for nuclear. It introduced me to a blog from Sarah Carey, a lady who has this to say about her background:I am 35 years old, ... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77316?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77317?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 On Sunday, 13 January, I got together with four friends - John Wheeler (host of This Week In Nuclear), Kelly Taylor (who occasionally blogs at NEI Nuclear Notes), Robert Margolis, and Michael Stuart (who also blogs at NEI Nuclear Notes) - to chat abo... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:38:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77317?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-from-thorium/77300?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Recently Stephen Packard (aka drbuzz0 ) joined the thorium discussion forum and I went over to his blog Depleted Cranium and took a look. I found a lot of great stuff over there, especially on the subject of coal, so I'm going to be adding him to ... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:35:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-from-thorium/77300?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77242?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Now that the U.K. seems poised to embark on building a new generation of nuclear power plants, Ireland -- which already draws on nuclear-generated electricity from the U.K. grid -- is considering its options.Rod Adams has some more thoughts. For mor... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:40:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77242?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77243?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 From Wiener Zeitung (Austria):Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek has called for a renaissance of nuclear energy throughout Europe. He said: If Austria has decided not to produce nuclear energy, it is its decision and its problem. He has also sta... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:35:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77243?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77213?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Interesting piece from the pages of the International Herald Tribune. Joe Somsel, a one-time contributor to NEI Nuclear Notes, makes an appearance.... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:51:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77213?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77214?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Eskom has invited AREVA and Westinghouse to submit bids.... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:47:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77214?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77215?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Herbert J.C. Kouts, an important figure in the early years of the development of the American nuclear energy industry, has died at the age of 88 at his home on Long Island. In an obituary in today's edition of the New York Times, Matthew Wald quotes... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:37:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/77215?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/77152?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Emission-free nuclear power: is it greentech or eviltech? If your only concern is climate change, then perhaps you think large-scale rollout of nuclear technologies is the way to go. But if you're not willing to solve one environmental problem by cr... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:07:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/77152?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77129?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 In the midst of the debate about whether or not the UK should include new nuclear power as one of its major options in a new energy strategy designed to lessen the island nation's dependence on imported coal, oil and gas and to meet its obligations a... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:10:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77129?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-balance/77131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 In fulfillment of our protracted anticipation, the UK government has just released a White Paper which indicates it will go ahead with building new-nuclear [1]. The report is lengthly, at 185 pages, as befits such a sensitive matter, and airs argum... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-balance/77131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77130?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Jeremy Clarkson is a columnist whose scathingly witty commentary often appears on the TimesOnline.co.uk web site. Part of his attraction is his frequent failure to pull any punches. On Sunday, January 13, 2007, he published a column titled This has b... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/77130?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76981?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 A new friend who has read Atomic Insights from China sent me a link to a commentary titled The generation game: Those hostile to nuclear power, like Peter Tatchell, are engaging in an unconvincing crusade from another age: the debate has moved on. He... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:13:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76981?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76982?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 According to an opinion piece titled The debate on Irish nuclear power should be fuelled by pragmatism the recent decision by the UK to include nuclear power in its future energy plans is causing an increased level of discussion about a domestic use ... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:47:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76982?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76983?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 I ran across an article published on Sunday 13 January 2007 by Times Online titled I pushed Blair's nuclear button that gives some background on high level discussions leading up to the recent decision by the UK government to include nuclear power as... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:25:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76983?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76969?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Freedom for Fission pointed me to a thought provoking article on the BBC web site deceptively titled Nuclear veterans vow to fight on. Normally, I have at least some sympathy for the fact that writers cannot cover every aspect of a story, but in this... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:49:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76969?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76923?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) have issued a joint press release announcing the signing of an agreement to work together to further develop nuclear power technologies focused on low uranium cons... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:41:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76923?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76924?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37 As part of the UK government decision making process, there was a period of public commentary. The responses were gathered and cataloged and are now available as part of the public record. You can find the documents at Department for Business Enterpr... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:01:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/76924?rsstype=populararticles&cid=37