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• Lord Love a Nuclear Plant

  Now, we admit we can be a little provincial when it comes to viewing the activities. We’ve travelled and had longer than vacation-length stays in other countries – still, a little provincial. So whenever we read a story about a British Lord, we inevitably think of a twit or a criminal rotter hiding under robes and a wig. But consider Lord Hunt: “We have some fantastically skilled people and in terms... Posted Jan 28 2010, 09:43 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, opinion, editorial, nuclear energy institute, nuclear blogs, op-ed

• Daily Kos Diarist Tells What Life is Like Working in a Nuclear Plant

  Blubba , an occasional contributor at Daily Kos , began an entertaining series of posts describing the unique experiences that occur at a nuclear plant. Story #4, my favorite, highlights the interesting situations nuclear workers can find themselves in when changing in and out of anti-contamination suits (aka Anti-C): Around 1987, just a few years out of college, I was given the job of Containment... Posted Jan 21 2010, 01:30 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, opinion, editorial, nuclear energy institute, daily kos, contamination

• A Nuclear Tussle in Minnesota

  The Duluth News tries a pro-con pair of op-eds on nuclear energy that would have benefitted considerably from a more direct match-up. John LaForge of Nukewatch takes the con and Rolf Westgard, a professional member of the Geological Society of America and of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, takes the pro. Both writers make points well worth arguing, but since they don’t engage each... Posted Jan 12 2010, 02:28 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, opinion, editorial, Nuclear, nuclear blogs, op-ed, minnesota

• The Whole Shocking Truth About Nuclear Energy

  Nuclear Energy is never going to get an awful lot of love from Mother Jones magazine – unless the tide of support it’s seen from more progressives that way. But not yet. In a small piece, Mariah Blake shows that the nuclear energy industry would really like nuclear energy to be considered amongst other technologies in the energy bills going through Congress – shocking, we know, but true enough – and... Posted Jan 11 2010, 03:01 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, opinion, editorial, technology, nuclear blogs, op-ed, bills

• Blame It on the Volcano

  Louise Gray at the Telegraph (U.K.) clears it all up for us : Professor Ian Plimer, a geologist from Adelaide University, argues that a recent rise in temperature around the world is caused by solar cycles and other "extra terrestrial" forces. Extra terrestrial? That sounds like fun. But it turns out Professor Plimer has a specific villain in mind here and it’s not extra-terrestrial: "We... Posted Nov 13 2009, 03:43 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: CO2 Emissions, Solar, opinion, editorial, Climate Change, cosmic

• National Journal's Expert Blog Asks: "Does Nuclear Fit the [Climate] Bill?"

  The answers to this question from various experts should be fun to watch unfold over the week . Be sure to remember to check in occasionally to see how the discussion is going. It's up to five mixed responses so far... Read More... Posted Oct 19 2009, 10:40 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, discussion, editorial, Climate Change, experts, national journal, blog

• Nuclear Weekend Reading

  For those who may be stuck inside all weekend due to bad weather (it's supposed to continue to be dreary around DC for the next couple days) there are quite a few excellent and fun readings I recommend. First is Dan Yurman's third-party perspective about the push for nuclear in Idaho. His frank descriptions of the actions of the battling parties involved make for an entertaining read : The... Posted Oct 16 2009, 02:20 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Dan Yurman, opinion, editorial, blog, nuclear blog, idaho, idaho samizdat

• A Bipartisan Push on Nuclear Energy

  Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) co-wrote an op-ed for the New York Times demonstrating that distinguished gentlemen from opposite ends of the ideological spectrum can agree on a few things. Like what, for example? Second, while we invest in renewable energy sources like wind and solar, we must also take advantage of nuclear power, our single largest contributor of emissions-free... Posted Oct 14 2009, 03:58 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, Renewable Energy, editorial, politics, kerry, policy, energygy, graham

• 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

• The Story Told by Failed Amendments

  As we’re sure you know from Schoolhouse Rock, when a bill goes through committee, members can propose amendments to enhance this aspect or that of the given legislation. In the House, amendments are sent to the Rules Committee and accepted or rejected there, not in committee or on the floor. The Senate does it in committee and again in the full chamber, where it can become a bit of a free-for-all.... Posted Jul 15 2009, 03:35 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, legislation, editorial, perspective

• James Inhofe Squares the Warming Circle

  Politico is running a package of energy related articles in their current print edition and also on its Web site. While the articles as a group are a bit lumpy – there are chats with Barbra Streisand and Carole King, two singers whose, um, records we respect – there are also a fair number of policymakers weighing in. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) has a run at nuclear energy: Listen carefully in Washington... Posted Jul 13 2009, 03:05 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, editorial, politico

• Fair and Unfair Assessments

  Seed Magazine has an interesting set of articles that roost under the title: The Lesser Evil: Nuclear or Coal? Well, you have to give a magazine room to gin up its content. Gwyneth Cravens, author of the Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy , offers an entry : Wind and solar are too diffuse and intermittent to provide baseload, and they require backup, mainly from fossil fuels. Nuclear... Posted Jul 02 2009, 12:24 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, editorial, Seed Magazine

• From Germany to Maryland – with Love

  We can’t help but think that Die Welt, the German magazine, has an ulterior motive for looking at Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs plant. If they do – like knocking over Germany’s ban on new construction – they don’t reveal it. But we wonder . Members of the Maryland Chamber’s board visited the existing 1,735-megawatt nuclear power plant, which first went online in 1975, and which is recognized internationally... Posted Jun 19 2009, 03:33 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, editorial, perspective

• Questions Worth Asking?

  Triplepundit asks the following question: At some point you just have to ask yourself, what is it that these politicians are getting to push nuclear energy so hard? Answer: knowledge. It’s a powerful thing. You can read the rest of the post yourself, but we didn’t find it all that noteworthy. The opening question was just too easy. --- While Congress is contemplating a new energy policy, American women... Posted Jun 18 2009, 06:03 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: opinion, editorial, perspective