A reader named Barry has been active in 2GreenEnergy since its inception and asks: I had a couple of college professors that told me in 1977 at UCSB that nuclear power was using a flawed theory and that we have …
Is Nuclear Power Necessary for a Workable Approach to Energy? Read More »
Re: my recent post on liquid fluoride thorium reactors, a reader notes: It seems thorium is the best choice, as they become flexible enough to reduce atomic gen-sets down to 20 MW, put anywhere near clean water with 8-10 pre-made …
As much as I stand behind the developers of solar, wind, and any other forms of renewable energy that can be made cost-effective, it appears that we will be unable to turn the corner on the environmental catastrophes associated with …
Advice to Advanced Nuclear Advocates: Move On From the Past Read More »
For the first time in the history of Hollywood, filmdom is caught in a no-win situation: if Sony Pictures airs its movie exposing the insane brutality of the Kim Jong Un regime, it’s a near certainty that North Korea is …
Should We Censor Communication—Whether in Movie-Making or Renewable Energy? Read More »
I wrote a post recently on nuclear energy and how its advocates tend to denigrate wind and solar. Commenting on it, my colleague Mario Gottfried offers a note about nuclear reactors’ lasting 100 years. 100 years? Obviously, neither Mario nor …
What Will the World of Clean Energy Look Like in 100 Years? Read More »
“It is not enough to succeed; one’s best friends must fail.” – variously attributed to Gore Vidal, La Rochefoucauld, Somerset Maugham, Genghis Khan (pictured), and Larry Ellison People who think this way must have very sorry lives. Personally, I’ll be …
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Here’s a note I sent earlier to a very senior scientist who leads a group of people whose purpose is to re-invigorate the nuclear industry here and around the world. He rests his position on a point with which I …
On the subject of nuclear power, my friend Cameron Atwood notes: The plant designs currently in operation and planned for construction for grid-commercial purposes are inherently unsafe, and not especially cost effective. The waste from the current designs is also …
Yes, some of the Cesium 134 from the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster that got into the Pacific Ocean is making its way towards the West Coast of the U.S. This report from the Weather Channel shows that it’s been detected …
As suggested here, the rabid anti-nuke people are meticulous in reporting every accident/mistake that happens around the globe. While it’s hard to object to any report that is based on the truth, I believe that these concerned and goodhearted people have …
