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• Way Out West with Nuclear Energy

  Make no bones about it : "Let there be no doubt. Let there be no mistake. Let there be no mischaracterization: I'm a strong advocate for the development of more nuclear energy in Arizona," [Gov. Jan] Brewer told the conference of elected officials and business leaders at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa. " Nuclear power is at the cornerstone of our clean-energy future." That's... Posted Jan 06 2010, 10:55 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, column, new plants, Nuclear, policy, arizona, governor, jan brewer

• The Lives at the Plants

  A little while ago, we noted a effort by a West Virginia artist to put force behind the work and lives of coal miners through photography, a very worthy project. Less directly aesthetic in nature but interesting in its own way is the I Am Vermont Yankee project, which aims to show nuclear workers in a similar light. This is the kind of thing that really brings home the fact that nuclear energy has... Posted Jan 05 2010, 02:10 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: workers, opinion, column, perspective, nuclear blog, labor

• Someone Else’s Top Ten

  We know it’s getting to be top ten time of the year (and decade), but we’ve never really enjoyed these summary wrap-ups. After all, time like the tide is rather fluid and what seemed most important in the short term of a year fades before much more time has passed. Even the top ten movies or albums seem vagrant, the results of a passing fancy. So, speaking for ourselves, we’ll probably bypass the mania... Posted Dec 23 2009, 11:56 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, opinion, column, perspective, nuclear blogs, ten

• A Failed Experiment of the Past?

  The Los Angeles Times ran an editorial on nuclear energy this past weekend. It’s pretty weak tea. Senate Republicans and many moderate Democrats are seeking to lard up prospective climate and energy bills with billions of dollars in loan guarantees and other subsidies for nuclear power, even though it makes no sense as a solution to climate change and is a terrible option from an economic, environmental... Posted Dec 03 2009, 02:01 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Politics and Nuclear Power, opinion, politics, column, perspective

• Mom and Pop Ponder Nuclear Energy

  We admit that we’ve read a lot of interesting approaches to supporting (and not supporting) nuclear energy, but this piece by Neil Russo in the Weymouth (Mass.) News is certainly unique. Here’s how he starts out: Here's the vanilla loaf cake from Eb, Mom, he put walnuts in it because he knows how much you like walnuts. Put the kettle on and let's indulge. I want to take a few moments to relax... Posted Dec 02 2009, 05:01 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, opinion, column, Massachusetts, perpesective

• Summer Rising

  On a crisp morning in 1937, if you asked him, he may have gone with you and his other friends to a fishing spot just over that hill. But to support his disabled father, and his mother and siblings, Virgil Clifton Summer, Jr., graduated from high school and went to work. The Parr Steam Plant had given him a job: sweeping floors and mowing grass. He was then just 16 years old. After four years as a Navy... Posted Nov 23 2009, 01:24 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, opinion, column, nuclear blogs, steam plant

• Barry Brooks (and Co.) on Dr. Caldicott's Latest Claims on Radiation From Nuclear Plants

  The debate on the effects of radiation from nuclear plants is alive and kicking at Barry Brooks' blog Brave New Climate . In his latest post, he takes on Dr. Caldicott's latest junk piece that surfaced in Online Opinion : The focal claim from Caldicott in this piece is that it is dangerous to live near to nuclear power plants (NPP), because they supposedly increase rates of leukemia. My basic... Posted Sep 21 2009, 12:00 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, editorial, column, climate

• Happiness and the Pursuit of Energy

  Now, here’s the thing: if you go to a conference about some topic in your field, you’re likely to eat some bad food, catch up with colleagues you never liked and end up with a bag full of plastic from various widget vendors. So cynical. Listen and you might well also hear some ideas that charm you, some statements that surprise you. At the 2009 Scientific Forum in Vienna, we heard this from Mohamed... Posted Sep 18 2009, 04:59 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, editorial, column, vienna

• Using More Energy + Growing Greater Wealth = A Cleaner Planet

  Here's some brilliant logic from John Tierney at the NY Times on why using more energy and becoming more wealthy will "save the planet" : 1. There will be no green revolution in energy or anything else. No leader or law or treaty will radically change the energy sources for people and industries in the United States or other countries. No recession or depression will make a lasting change... Posted Apr 22 2009, 08:10 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, editorial, column