]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/nuclear-power Blog Articles Tagged with 'nuclear-power' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/150131?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power By William M. BrownThe American Southwest confronts a rapidly changing identity. Symptoms of the current century's biggest challenges skyrocketing population, climate change, ecosystems in peril, demands for a new energy infrastructure are al... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/150131?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:06:13 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149830?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power British Energy has been having some unscheduled maintenance difficulties in recent months. Combined with scheduled maintenance that cannot be deferred, the issues have caused the portion of UK energy provided by nuclear power to drop - temporarily - ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149830?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:35:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149795?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Dan Yurman who writes for Idaho Samizdat, Fuel Cycle Week and The Energy Collective shared a link with me to a very interesting hour long discussion on the topic of Nuclear Power and Decarbonization. Dan's fellow panel members included E. Ashton Pool... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149795?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:42:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149765?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power The University of Nevada News has posted a brief article about a new project to develop ways to use molten salts to recycle used nuclear fuel. Mano Misra, Director of the Center for Materials Research and a professor in the Department of Chemical and... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149765?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:38:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-from-thorium/149573?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power The green status of nuclear power has been challenged because nuclear power allegedly does not conform to alleged Green principles; whether or not the supposed Green principles are in fact environmentally sound is of course open to question. The ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-from-thorium/149573?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149537?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power The NY Times Green Inc. blog recently asked readers to provide some suggestions for an image makeover for nuclear power. I did not like the published responses very much so I submitted my own:Dear Editor:In 1991, I took a cruise with my wife and noti... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149537?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:48:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149509?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Wisconsin is one of the states in the US that has a law on its books that is a virtual moratorium on new nuclear power plants. Its law is similar to the one in California that states that the public service commission cannot approve a new nuclear pla... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149509?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/149369?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power There's been a veritable flood of good press on nuclear energy coming out of Wisconsin. The goal, of course, is to get the state's ban on new plants overturned. Now, a few good editorials don't make a Spring or even bring the swallows back to Capist... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/149369?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:21:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149184?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power On numerous occasions, I have heard speeches or read commentary by leaders in the US electric utility industry that have made the case that utilities need to partner or merge in order to have the financial heft to develop a new nuclear plant. The lin... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/149184?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:47:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/149002?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power We're still waiting on a copy of the transcript, but Katie Fehrenbacher over at earth2tech is reporting on an interesting exchange between former U.S. Energy Secretaries from Day One at the Forbes Energy Conference.While [James] Edwards and [John] He... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/149002?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149024?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power As the pictured Reuters graphic indicates, Japan, which until now has relied on voluntary measures to meet their GHG-e reduction objectives, has actually seen increased emissions. The increase of 2.3 percent last year, largely due to the closure of J... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149024?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:27:14 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-from-thorium/148916?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power We are in the middle of an energy paradigm shift about. Old assumptions are no longer true and even the outlines of the new world is not clear to most people. They were however, clear to a few far sighted people long ago. Both M. King Hubbard and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-from-thorium/148916?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:13:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/148716?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Though it has been a few days since a full new post here, I have not been slacking off. Instead, I have been spending some quality time engaging in some interesting, possibly rewarding and sometimes frustrating discussions in the expanding universe o... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/148716?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/148463?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Wisconsin has been rethinking its ban on new nuclear energy plants for awhile now: Wisconsin's 24-year-old moratorium on nuclear power plant construction is wrong. The foundation for removing the moratorium has already been laid. Earlier this... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/148463?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:46:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148504?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power When I started research on The Geography of Hope, my global survey of solutions to the climate crisis, back in 2005, it was a kind of dare. I told myself (and my publisher) I was on the hunt for the state of the art in sustainable living, that ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/148504?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:10:56 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/148376?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power The parlor game of cabinet speculation continues...The Houston Chronicle lobbies for their hometown Mayor.The next secretary of energy needs expert understanding of the fossil fuel industry without being owned by it or wedded to its dominance. Th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/148376?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:17:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148292?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power The March/April issue of Mother Jones set a high water-mark for coverage of clean energy. The latest issue, which includes contributions from Al Gore, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz, Bill McKibben and Grist's David Roberts, does the... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148292?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:20:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/148210?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Listening When We DisagreeBarack Obama has said that energy is going to be one of his top priorities. I believe he is completely sincere about this and that energy will get a lot of attention early on in his administration. I believe he is committed ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/148210?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:05:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/147972?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Reuters reports on several possible candidates for Barack Obama's Secretary of Energy. Whoever is selected will join Obama's candidate and will likely be the main point person tasked with acting on the President-elect's number one priority: igniting... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/147972?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/147959?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power One of the dangers of snooping around the internet for interesting stories is that we have to hope the reporting is accurate. That's tough, because journalistic standards differ between countries and the press elsewhere often has a different role in... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/147959?rsstype=tag&tag=nuclear-power Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:42:00 -0500