…continued from an earlier article … What is the history of support for nuclear energy, and why? Professor Parenti reminds us that the a great wave of interest hit after the Arab Oil embargo of 1973, with its subsequent fear …
Category: Nuclear
[The Vector] Nuclear Madness
While many in the world are rejecting, stalling or abandoning nuclear power, what about the U.S.? Why should the U.S. consider abandoning nuclear? What are a number of experts saying about the nuclear industry in the U.S., and its future? …
The Nuclear Renaissance is Pushing Ahead? Really?
Because there are plenty of people writing on the Fukushima disaster, I tend to comment on it quite sparingly. But I just received an email from Areva (the French nuclear giant) that begins: “With the nuclear renaissance pushing ahead, I’m …
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The True Costs of Various Sources of Energy
A big part of my quest to understand the migration to renewables is wrapping my arms around the issue of costs. I’m headed for San Francisco on Tuesday to conduct two book interviews specifically on this subject; in one, I’ve …
Cold Fusion — Hoax or Legitimate Science?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BNLOIQeH68]Here, 2GreenEnergy Report host George Alger interviews me on cold fusion. While I’m as skeptical as the next guy, I see no reason to throw the concept out the window, and dismiss it as impossible.
Of the 104 Nuclear Power Plants in this Country….
I just got off phone with frequent commenter and insurance pro Bill Waite, who called my attention to an interesting article. I know essentially nothing about the risk modeling that insurance people do in their sleep, but I’d like to …
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Paradigms in Energy Research Can Act As Blinders
In response to my posting my friend Tom Blakeslee’s piece on the developments in low-energy nuclear reactors coming out of Italy, frequent commenter Dan Conine writes: The problem with Cold Fusion is not the energy, nor the impossibility of it, …
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Low-energy Nuclear Reactors — News from Italy’s Focardi and Rossi
I’ve noticed that virtually all articles on cold fusion that appear online attract the same set of comments. First, you have the supporters. These tend to be a combination of optimists, blended with those who believe that big oil is …
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New York Times: Let’s Pretend Renewable Energy Doesn’t Even Exist
I just learned something quite valuable. To my astonishment, it’s possible for credible journalists to discuss the dangers of nuclear power and the relative safety of natural gas, going on at length about the world energy situation, without once mentioning …
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Ann Coulter: Radiation Is Healthy for Living Things
A friend asked for my comment on columnist Ann Coulter’s position that radiation is actually good for human health. He seemed quite upset that anyone could use a public position to suggest something so outrageous. And this is not an …
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