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• Yet more bloggers for nuclear energy

  2010 is off to a great start with three new blogs and one re-start There are three new nuclear blogs and one re-start. There’s a lot more activity in the blogsphere as the new year gets underway. It is an exciting time to be involved with the nuclear energy industry and this enthusiasm is reflected in the work the these blogs. In fact, it is positively smoking! The authors all come to their adventures... Posted Jan 02 2010, 11:26 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear, nuclear blogs, opinion, perspective, industry, 2010, new

• Snapshots of the future of nuclear energy

  A quick look at what to expect in 2010 Every year at this time your faithful correspondent swings for the fences with  fearless prognostications of what will happen in the field of nuclear energy in the next 12 months.  These are big hairy audacious guesses and should not be confused with sober reality or nor should anything in this column be used to make investment grade decisions. ... Posted Dec 22 2009, 06:53 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear blogs, Future of nuclear energy, opinion, perspective, forecast, future, 2010

• Tamar’s Law – I want my COP15!

  Can developing nations get their money for nothing? Guest Column by: Tamar Cerfici* I’m back on US soil and watching the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference or more formally, the 15th Conference of the Parties  ( COP15 ) thanks to the wonders of modern video software.  My last column concerned the investment commitments expected from the developed countries, amounting to trillions of dollars... Posted Dec 09 2009, 12:59 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: NEI, nuclear blogs, opinion, perspective, COP15, leak, tree, Conference of the Parties

• Four fearless futures for nuclear energy in America

  It’s not to early to think about what needs to be done in 2010 Claims that one will turn over a new leaf in January, via new year’s resolutions, often get a bum rap.  For example, will you go to the gym and lose all extra pounds gained during the holiday season?  Usually, the rap is deserved because our good intentions fade by the time the Superbowl game hits the TV.  That doesn’t mean... Posted Dec 06 2009, 12:06 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear, nuclear blogs, opinion, perspective, power

• Story telling and blogs

  What makes a good blog? Hat tip to Merlin Mann at 43 Folders At the American Nuclear Society conference taking place in Atlanta this week we had a panel discussion with Rod Adams from Atomic Insights, John Wheeler from This Week in Nuclear and Kirk Sorensen from Energy from Thorium (speaking from the audience). A lot of the discussion was on the mechanics and practices of blogging, and you can find... Posted Jun 17 2009, 10:46 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: editorial, opinion, perspective

• Western lands uranium gopher for 6/14/09

  Jaczko in the morning, miners take warning The "green agenda" of the Obama administration is being felt  almost immediately in the western states where ISR mining abounds. Newly appointed NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko announced on June 4 that the agency is making a significant change in the way it approaches environmental reviews for new ISR facilities. The agency has decided that it... Posted Jun 13 2009, 06:13 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: editorial, opinion, perspective

• DOE funding pipeline plugs up

  Energy Sec. Chu roasts "conservative culture" inside the agency The Department of Energy has billions in energy program grants and loan guarantees for nuclear and alternative energy programs, but so far the only people who seem to be benefiting from the funding opportunities are consultants who advise perplexed applicants how to meet paperwork requirements. This brings us to a speech by Sec... Posted May 05 2009, 10:25 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: editorial, opinion, perspective

• Idaho Falls tours two emerald cities

  Business & civic leaders tackle nation’s capital. Students sweep through France It was a classic two-fer this month as dual delegations from one of the nation’s most remote states grabbed their carry-ons, laptops, and, for some, their passports, and hit the road to promote the use of nuclear energy. On business side a trip organized by the pro-nuclear Partnership for Science & Technology (... Posted Apr 11 2009, 12:00 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: editorial, opinion, perspective