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How a Nuclear Power Plant Works
By Jack Spencer and Paul Hultgren ~ The Fukushima nuclear reactor accident in March 2011 challenged the public’s perception of nuclear power. However, much of this disillusionment simply stems from a lack of understanding of how a nuclear power plant functions. Inside a Nuclear Reactor A nuclear power plant is a lot like most coal […]
Nuclear Power Schizophrenia
By Alan Caruba ~ It should come as no surprise that environmentalists oppose the use of nuclear energy in the same way they oppose coal or the fracking technology that is unlocking huge new reserves of natural gas. Currently nuclear energy provides about twenty percent of the electricity used in the U.S. Their attack on coal—led […]
Powering America Vignette: Living Near Nuclear Facilities
By Jack Spencer and Aurelian Braun ~ What’s it like to live near a nuclear power plant? To many, such a prospect might seem dangerous or scary. But like with most things nuclear, perception is often very different from reality. The fact is, research shows that living near a nuclear power plant poses no particular […]
Powering America Vignette: What is a Cooling Tower?
By Jack Spencer and Aurelian Braun ~ Nuclear power plants produce almost 80 percent of the emission-free energy in the nation, and cooling towers—though often misunderstood—are an essential part of what makes that possible. Despite their being perfectly safe and far removed from anything radioactive, for many people cooling towers conjure up images of toxic […]
There’s More to the Story on Obama’s Pick for America’s Top Nuclear Regulator
By Jack Spencer ~ Last week, President Barack Obama announced that he would nominate Dr. Allison Macfarlane, a nuclear waste expert from George Mason University, as the United States’ top nuclear regulator. Conventional wisdom is that Dr. Macfarlane satisfies all the major political interests involved with the NRC decision. She is a vocal opponent of […]
More to the Story on Nuclear Power and Cheap Natural Gas
By Jack Spencer ~ Two major financial news publications, the Economist and The Wall Street Journal, published major articles in the past week arguing that the American nuclear renaissance has ended before it ever really began. While the articles differ slightly in their presentation, the basic common thread is that new nuclear power cannot compete […]
The Nuclear Option for Powering America
By Mike Brownfield ~ When you flip on a light switch, turn on your TV, start up your coffee maker, or charge your cell phone, there’s a good chance that the energy you’re using to get the job done has been generated by nuclear power. Yet this misunderstood power source is vastly underutilized in America. […]
Is a Nuclear Renaissance Approaching?
By Jack Spencer ~ When the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted last week to approve permits to begin construction on two nuclear reactors, many hailed the decision as the start of a nuclear renaissance. Without a doubt, the NRC’s action is noteworthy, because it marks the first time in over three decades that the NRC […]
America’s Green Enemies
By Alan Caruba ~ It was good news that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the nation’s first nuclear power plants on February 9th, clearing the way for the construction of two reactors by Southern Company at its Plant Vogtle site near Atlanta, Georgia. The bad news is that these are the first new nuclear plants […]
Australia’s ‘Clean Energy Future’ – Why Nuclear Power Plants Should Be An Option
December 5, 2011 by TonyfromOz
Over the weekend just passed, the Australian Labor Government passed a motion at their Annual Conference that they should move in Parliament to amend the legislation regarding the sale of Uranium to India. The Minister For Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson, said that the sale of Australian Uranium to India was imperative if that Country […]
Gillard’s Nuclear “Reform” Means Just Junking Rudd’s Wreck
By Andrew Bolt Background – For so long the Australian Labor Party has been steadfast in never allowing the use of Uranium here in Australia for any purpose, well that’s if you don’t take Nuclear Medicine into account, because that’s somehow OK. In fact not only have they been steadfast in not using it, they […]
Nuclear Power Generation – An Option Australia Should Keep Open
August 1, 2011 by TonyfromOz
While this Post specifically deals with the situation in Australia, the generation of electrical power using the nuclear process is in fact an option that should be kept open everywhere electrical power is generated. In Australia, it’s a topic that is not really worth mentioning, because, even if it ever was to become a path […]
Dubious Anniversary for NRC, Yucca Mountain, and U.S. Nuclear Power
By Jack Spencer On June 28, 2010, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board—a three-judge panel charged with conducting licensing hearings for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)—rejected the Department of Energy’s motion to withdraw the license application to move forward with opening Yucca Mountain, the geologic repository meant to store our nation’s used nuclear fuel. Before […]
Nuclear Safety: Reactors that Can’t Melt Down
By Kelvin Kemm Ph.D. The recent tragic events in Japan have brought the issue of nuclear energy to the forefront of public discussion. While some have exploited the tragedy to advance anti-nuclear policies, others have tried to defend this important energy source on the grounds of its importance to our economy and standard of living. […]
Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Incident – UPDATE
March 15, 2011 by TonyfromOz
UPDATE 15 March 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Accident – 15th March summary of situation If you read virtually all the media reports on this incident, you might be tempted to believe that this is a bigger disaster than the Tsunami that killed what may amount to thousands, and left probably millions homeless and with nothing left, […]
Understanding Japan’s Response to Its Nuclear Reactor Emergency
By Jack Spencer The impact of the Japanese earthquake on its nuclear reactors continues to capture the world’s attention. Reports of radioactive releases, elevated radiation levels, and malfunctioning power systems all strike fear into the public as memories of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl quickly enter the national and global conscious. It is important, however, […]
Don’t Jump to Nuclear Conclusions In Tsunami’s Wake
By Jack Spencer Today an earthquake of magnitude 8.9 hit just off the northeast coast of Japan, claiming the lives of hundreds or more and severely disrupting the nation’s airports and transit systems. The earthquake generated a 10-meter tsunami that overwhelmed the cities and land in its path, leaving sheer destruction in its wake. As […]
Texas Leading Way on Nuclear Energy Revival
By Conn Carroll The Wall Street Journal reports today that the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission voted 5-2 yesterday to approve rules for accepting out-of-state nuclear materials. This is a huge victory for the nuclear energy industry which currently only has three other such storage sites in the U.S. Nuclear Energy Institute Ralph […]
Don’t Buy Politico’s False Choice on Nuclear Power
By Conn Carroll One of the repeating story lines the lamestream media is looking to advance for the 112th Congress is the fictional contradiction between Tea Party small government convictions and the necessity of big government intervention to cause economic growth. Today’s contribution comes from Politico’s Darius Dixon who asks, “Can the tea party go […]
Recent Energy and Environmental News – Christmas 2010
By John Droz, Jr. This is the current issue of my informal, free collection of recent electrical energy-related developments. Since citizens are daily inundated with material coming out on this topic, I am trying to present a digest summary of the most pertinent applicable information. My bias is for articles that are: scientific, independent, informative, […]
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