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• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - The ACR-1000: The first light-water, low-enriched uranium CANDU reactor

  The ACR-1000: The first light-water, low-enriched uranium CANDU reactor - By Duncan Williams - Earlier this year, India and the Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), announced an agreement to develop a competitive pricing model for the ACR-1000 nuclear power plant. This potential deal comes on the... Posted Dec 16 2009, 08:51 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: CANDU, AECL, ENERGY, nuclear, power, fuel, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, column, ACR-1000, fission, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, duncan williams, cooling

• Mike Fox: The IPCC Scandal: Well Deserved Self-Destruction

  Originally published in the Hawaii Reporter - By Michael R. Fox Ph.D., - One need not spend a working lifetime in science and engineering to appreciate the breath-taking scientific corruption now flooding from the fetid debris of the Climate Research Unit (CRU) scandal at the University of East Anglia... Posted Dec 04 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: column, climate change, data, mike fox, ipcc, Climate Research Unit, hoax, cru, credibility, destruction, fraud, e-mail, email, manipulation, scandal

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - South Korean APR 1400 Reactor Plant Surprises UAE Officials

  South Korean APR 1400 Reactor Plant Surprises UAE Officials - By Duncan Williams - Officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are currently analyzing bids for a $40 billion contract to build and operate the country’s first nuclear reactor. Although the bidders include well-established leaders... Posted Nov 18 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: UAE, reactor, fuel, column, KEPCO, Korea Electric Power Corporation, apr 1400, united arab emirates, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, duncan williams, south korea, patents, koreaa

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - Everything You Always Wanted To Know About MOX Fuels

  Everything You Always Wanted To Know About MOX Fuels - By Duncan Williams - Last week a nuclear reactor in Genkai, Japan, became the first Japanese nuclear reactor to use a type of nuclear fuel known as mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel. Although uncommon in Japan and America, MOX fuel is currently used in at least... Posted Nov 11 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: DOE, U-235, mixed oxide fuel, MOX, Japan, reactor, Plutonium, fuel, Sellafield, column, department of energy, Shaw AREVA MOX Services, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, savannah river site, u238, weapons, duncan williams, mixed oxide, Uranium-238, grade, uranium-235, uu235, purex, u-238

• Splitting Hairs and Atoms with Randy Brich: Mondo Energy - The New Young Professionals Out to Make a Difference

  Mondo Energy: The New Young Professionals Out to Make a Difference - By Randy Brich - In case you haven’t noticed there are some new young professionals (NYP) bent on making a difference. These NYP do not fit the mold of an average nuclear power advocate, even their name, Mondo Energy, conveys... Posted Nov 05 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: small and medium size reactors, Safety, security, book review, Randy Brich, economics, nuclear, column, small, Splitting hairs and atoms with Randy Brich, power energy, economic growth, small reactors, mondo energy, POWER TO SAVE THE WORLD: THE TRUTH ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY

• Mike Fox: Windmill Fantasies

  Originally published in The Hawaii Reporter - By Michael R. Fox Ph.D. - It is extremely cruel to mislead the American public into believing that wind and solar energy are viable energy alternatives to coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, and oil. It is one thing to have a solar powered calculator. It’s... Posted Oct 30 2009, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: economics, opinion, column, demand, mike fox, capacity, windmills

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - Thorium Power’s Seed-Blanket Thorium Reactor

  Thorium Power’s Seed-Blanket Thorium Reactor - By Duncan Williams - The ever increasing global demand for energy is driving new research into alternate fuel sources for nuclear reactors. Most nuclear reactors in operation today use uranium dioxide (UO2) as a fuel source, which includes a large... Posted Oct 28 2009, 08:57 AM by steveheiser with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: reactor, Thorium, ENERGY, Thorium Power, nuclear, power, column, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, patent, lightbridge

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - Searete’s Traveling Wave Reactor

  Searete’s Traveling Wave Reactor - By Duncan Williams - One of the more revolutionary reactor designs in the nuclear industry today is Searete LLC’s traveling wave fast breeder reactor. Instead of using highly enriched uranium or plutonium as nuclear fuel, the traveling wave reactor uses... Posted Oct 21 2009, 08:49 AM by steveheiser with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: uranium, FBR, Plutonium, Fast Breeder Reactor, fuel, column, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, patent, rods, duncan williams, williams, traveling wave reactor

• Splitting Hairs and Atoms with Randy Brich: Just Waiting for Nuclear History to Repeat Itself

  Just Waiting for Nuclear History to Repeat Itself - By Randy Brich - Sixty-five years ago last Saturday the first manmade nuclear reactor, Hanford’s B Reactor, went critical for the first time, less than one year after construction began. According to Hanford Historian Michelle Gerber901 of the... Posted Oct 01 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Safety, Randy Brich, ENERGY, nuclear, power, column, radiation, Splitting hairs and atoms with Randy Brich, history

• Splitting Hairs and Atoms with Randy Brich: Smart Animals Are Not Afraid Of Fire

  Smart Animals Are Not Afraid Of Fire - By Randy Brich - The continuing evolution of modern society relies on abundant, reliable and affordable electricity. Seamlessly and silently electricity powers our modern world. A world without electricity would be like a day without sunshine: cold, dark and sinister... Posted Sep 24 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Safety, Randy Brich, ENERGY, nuclear, power, column, radiation, Splitting hairs and atoms with Randy Brich, beer, water, cigarettes, fear, peanut butter, car, driving, airline, flying, exposure, wine, tap water, airplane, smoking

• Splitting Hairs and Atoms with Randy Brich: Fossils, Energy and the Future

  Fossils, Energy and the Future - By Randy Brich - In his latest book, “Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species,” Dr. Sean B. Carroll’s gripping narrative of the early adventurers who noticed similarities and dissimilarities among widespread animal... Posted Sep 17 2009, 08:52 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Randy Brich, ENERGY, nuclear, power, column, Splitting hairs and atoms with Randy Brich

• Splitting Hairs and Atoms with Randy Brich: The End of Environmentalism? Science, Facts and the Future of Reason

  Galileo Galilei: All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. - By Randy Brich - History books are filled with examples of mass mania, baseless beliefs that spread rapidly and can be destructive to individuals and society. Few are as tragic as the Sioux Ghost... Posted Sep 10 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Randy Brich, ENERGY, nuclear, power, column, Splitting hairs and atoms with Randy Brich

• Splitting Hairs and Atoms with Randy Brich: Power To The Pedal

  What does Lance Armstrong have to do with nuclear power?....Read on and find out - By Randy Brich - Finally back home after the Leadville 100. I'm. Dead. Wasted. Exhausted. What a great event and an honor to win. Thanks 2 all who came out.” -- Lance Armstrong tweeted after Leadville 100 mountain... Posted Aug 20 2009, 08:00 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Randy Brich, opinion, ENERGY, nuclear, power, column, Splitting hairs and atoms with Randy Brich, america, lance armstrong

• Splitting Hairs and Atoms with Randy Brich: Shattered Myths; Facts Replace Dogma; Science Prevails

  The following myths have one thing in common – they are all false - By Randy Brich - VERITAS ODIT MORAS Myths are beliefs that have been proven false. The following myths have one thing in common – they are all false. In every case someone questioned the myth and shattered it. Myth No. 1... Posted Aug 05 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Randy Brich, opinion, ENERGY, nuclear, power, science, editorial, column, radiation, Splitting hairs and atoms with Randy Brich, dark matter, myths

• Splitting Hairs And Atoms With Randy Brich: Tilting At Windmillls,...Badly

  Wind meets reality and the people who need the electricity get stuck between the crosshairs - By Randy Brich - As a windsurfer I’m intimately aware of the power of the wind, especially while sailing the legendary winds of the Columbia River Gorge. As a windsurfer I’m also mindful of the diurnal... Posted Jul 29 2009, 08:52 AM by steveheiser with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: PG&E, Randy Brich, opinion, PGE, nuclear, power, editorial, column, Columbia, wind, Splitting hairs and atoms with Randy Brich, windmill, pacific gas & electric, windsurfer