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• Dr. James Hansen Explaining Why Cap and Trade Will Not Work

  Dr. James Hansen is one of the world’s leading climatologists. He recently wrote a book titled “Storms of My Grandchildren” explaining the need to take effective action to reduce the potential danger of building up CO2 in the atmosphere. He is opposed to international agreements for capping and trading emissions and offsets and instead recommends [...] Read More... Posted Feb 28 2010, 04:48 AM by TPN : The Atomic Show Filed under: General, Economics, Alternative energy

• State of the Union on Clean Energy Jobs – Top of List “That Means Building a New Generation of Safe, Clean Nuclear Power Plants in This Country”

  During the State of the Union address on January 27, 2010, President Barack Obama stressed the importance of energy innovation investments in his discussion about leading an economic recovery through infrastructure construction. Here is what he said at the very top of his list: “But to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need [...] Read More... Posted Jan 30 2010, 05:50 AM by TPN : The Atomic Show Filed under: General, nuclear, loan guarantees, state of the union, power plants, construction

• The Atomic Show #148 – Hyperion Power Module Update

  On January 21, 2010, I caught up with Forrest Rudin and TJ Trapp of Hyperion Power Generation. Forrest is Hyperion’s Chief of Staff; TJ is the Vice President of Engineering. They were on the road meeting with various stakeholders to explain more about their product. They took the time out of their schedule to provide [...] Read More... Posted Jan 22 2010, 02:47 AM by TPN : The Atomic Show Filed under: General

• The Atomic Show #147 – Ignalina, South Korea, Puerto Rico and other nuclear topics

  John Wheeler, the host of This Week in Nuclear and I got together for a chat about recent developments in nuclear energy. We also talked a bit about a very old, completely decommissioned reactor called BONUS on the west coast of Puerto Rico. Topics discussed during our chat include the development of South Korea as [...] Read More... Posted Jan 16 2010, 05:06 PM by TPN : The Atomic Show Filed under: General

• Sorry for the silence – will correct soon

  Some of you have graciously let me know that you are impatiently awaiting the next episode of the Atomic Show after a long period of silence. Please rest assured, there will be a new show soon. My goal is to get it produced and posted by Tuesday morning – US east coast time. Read More... Posted Nov 22 2009, 06:32 AM by TPN : The Atomic Show Filed under: General

• The Atomic Show #142 – American Right-Sized Reactors

  Tom Sanders is an advocate of building right sized reactor power systems to meet human needs. He is a leader of a team working on that technology at Sandia National Laboratory. He is also the President of the American Nuclear Society. He has been doing a lot of traveling lately, answering questions about his vision [...] Read More... Posted Sep 24 2009, 05:32 PM by TPN : The Atomic Show Filed under: General, ANS, small nuclear power plants, American Nuclear Society, sandia, sandia national lab, sanders

• The Atomic Show #141 – Thorium and other atomic topics

  Robert Hargraves, Charles Barton and Rod Adams talk about the Thorium Energy Alliance Conference and other miscellaneous atomic topics. The conversation ranged from thorium, to uranium supplies, to chemistry versus engineering, to the history of Oak Ridge, to the unreality of energy solutions that require continuous cash transfers from the public to the developer. For more [...] Read More... Posted Sep 23 2009, 05:15 AM by TPN : The Atomic Show Filed under: General, thorium, Charles Barton, Rod Adams, Thorium Energy Alliance Conference, uranium, oak ridge, Robert Hargraves

• The Atomic Show #124 - Barton, Wheeler, Sorensen - Clean Atomic Energy

  On Sunday January 25, 2009, I invited three of the most active pro-nuclear bloggers for a chat about the state of the nuclear industry, clean atomic energy versus “clean” coal, renewable portfolio standards, effects of the current economic crisis. Charles Barton blogs at Nuclear Green and Energy from Thorium John Wheeler produces This Week In Nuclear Podcast Kirk [...] Read More... Posted Jan 25 2009, 10:12 PM by TPN : Atomic Filed under: General, clean coal, Browns Ferry, Indian Point, Zion, clean nuclear, pro-nuclear environmentalists

• The Podcast Network Deserves Your Support

  As we come close to the holiday season, several listeners have very generously asked what they can do to show their appreciation for The Atomic Show. I am actually quite humbled by those requests. Since March of 2006, a loosely connected team of people has been working with available time to provide you with the [...] Read More... Posted Nov 21 2008, 04:09 AM by TPN : Atomic Filed under: General, Economics, pledge drive

• The Atomic Show #109 - John Kotek, American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness

  John Kotek, Executive Director, American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness chats with Rod Adams about the Council’s recently released jobs study. (MP3 - 12.8 MB - 00:37:10 M) Listen to Atomic Show #109 Here! (Right click to download the show.) John Kotek, Executive Director, American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness and I chatted for a while [...] Read More... Posted Oct 09 2008, 04:13 AM by TPN : Atomic Filed under: General, ACGNC, Kotek, nuclear competitiveness

• Video - Failure of a wind turbine

  This video should provide some food for thought for people who believe that wind energy is clean and safe. Read More... Posted Sep 27 2008, 02:48 AM by TPN : Atomic Filed under: General

• Follow-up from Atomic Show 105 - The Promised Elephant Kiss

  While working in South Africa on the PBMR project, Hans and Mary Lou Gougar are taking full advantage of the opportunity to try new experiences and visit new places. During Atomic Show #105, Hans, ever the devoted husband, offered to share a video of Mary Lou being kissed by an elephant. I have her permission [...] Read More... Posted Sep 07 2008, 10:39 AM by TPN : Atomic Filed under: General, Elephant kiss

• Taking some time off - hope someone notices

  I apologize for my lack of shows during the past couple of weeks. Summer is always a challenging time - there is less news, potential guests are out of town, and there are always competing activities that can take the place of putting together a show. I hope you all forgive me, but it sure would [...] Read More... Posted Jul 06 2008, 10:55 AM by TPN : Atomic Filed under: General

• The Atomic Show #095 - A. Nichole Ellis, mom, entrepreneur, nuclear criticality safety engineer

  Nichole Ellis is a 30-something owner of an LLC that performs nuclear criticality safety computations from a home office. We spoke about the nuclear industry as a career choice. (MP3 - 12.6 MB - 00:36:32 M) Listen to Atomic Show #095 Here! I met Nichole Ellis last fall when she was the leader of a well run [...] Read More... Posted May 22 2008, 03:46 AM by TPN : Atomic Filed under: Podcast, General, career development, nuclear criticality safety, nuclear entrepreneur

• The Atomic Show #093 - Time shifted conversation with the Podfather (Adam Curry)

  Adam Curry, host of The Daily Source Code (DSC), has talked about fission during his last three shows (753, 754, 755). This is an “answer show” for some of his questions. (MP3 - 21.3 MB - 00:23:16 M) Listen to Atomic Show #093 Here! During my 27 years of association with atomic technology, I have engaged [...] Read More... Posted May 09 2008, 04:33 AM by TPN : Atomic Filed under: Podcast, General, Atomic politics