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• BBC Report on American Nuclear Renaissance

  The below audio is the result of an investigation about the prospects for an American Nuclear Renaissance produced by BBC reporter Julian O'Halloran. Mr. O'Halloran's report contains a few misconceptions - like the idea that it is only concern about climate change that is encouraging a new look at nuclear power and the idea that Mark Cooper is a reliable source of information about nuclear... Posted Dec 06 2009, 03:54 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Nuclear Renaissance

• Commercial Interest In Nuclear Renaissance in Cincinnati - 100 Firms Show Up at Areva and Duke Energy Sponsored Event

  Despite the best efforts of anti-nuclear activists, who appear to be stuck on stage one of the Kubler-Ross Model of recognizing that they have suffered a loss, people are working hard to solidify the foundations needed for a sustainable nuclear industry restoration. At a recent one day conference held in Cincinnati, 100 potential suppliers gathered to find out more about the opportunities associated... Posted Dec 06 2009, 02:24 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Nuclear Renaissance

• Tactical Use of Deceptive NIMBY Actions

  A recent story by Emily Lambert in Forbes titled Nimby Wars caught my eye while doing some dead tree reading. (I confess; I have subscriptions to a fairly large number of print publications and sometimes leave my computer screen to read them.) The story is about an experienced political operative with the misnomer of Mike Saint who runs a company called Saint Consulting that sells his expertise, and... Posted Feb 01 2009, 10:59 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Politics and Nuclear Power, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Energy, nuclear waste, nuclear poll, anti-nuclear activists, nuclear fuel, Nuclear Renaissance

• Iowa Representative Believes the State Could Use Some Nuclear Power

  Iowa is the corn capital of America which also makes it the ethanol capital, with an annual current production capacity of 1.5 billion gallons of that gasoline supplement. The trouble is that most of the production plants use a lot of natural gas and electricity produced in coal fired power plants. Some Iowans believe there is an alternative that works : How many Americans would risk living in a place... Posted Feb 01 2009, 05:29 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Politics and Nuclear Power, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Energy, energy supply, engineering, Nuclear Renaissance

• If the Planet is in Peril - Why Are the Biggest Doomsayers So Focused on the "Cost" of Nuclear Power?

  On January 28, 2009, the Senate Foreign Relations committee invited former Vice President Al Gore in to testify about global climate change at its first major policy related hearing of the current Congress. Through the amazing tool of C-span video, I watched and listened carefully to the entire hearing yesterday morning before going to my day job in Washington. (Yes, I am a wonk, a geek and an insomniac... Posted Jan 30 2009, 12:49 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Uranium, Politics and Nuclear Power, Nuclear Technology, energy supply, nuclear waste, Nuclear Renaissance

• NRDC Representative and Markey Staffer Talk for 50-60 Minutes About Climate Change And Energy - Not a Word About Nuclear (til I brought it up)

  I knew it was going to be an interesting night, worth stretching my already long day to the point where I did not even leave DC until after my normal bedtime. The event was nearly custom designed to provide excitement, at least for a pro-fission geek like me. The headline acts at last night's Energy Conversation were David Hawkins, Director of Climate Programs at the Natural Rescources Defense... Posted Jan 13 2009, 04:03 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Nuclear Technology, nuclear fuel, Nuclear Renaissance

• Multiple Nuclear Revival or Nuclear Renaissance Articles in Major News Outlets

  My Google Alert summary on "new nuclear power plants" this morning is chock full of articles from major news publications like the Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney.com, Forbes, International Herald Tribune, and the New York Times. All of them are pointing to signs that the sleeping giant - the heavy manufacturing industry that will be involved in building new nuclear power plants - is continuing... Posted Oct 24 2008, 03:08 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Nuclear Renaissance