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NY Times OP ED asks if nuclear power has a future? An interesting question is posed by a guest opinion piece published in the New York Times on October 10. Stephanie Cooke, a respected nuclear industry analyst and book author, asks whether there is a future for nuclear energy in the post-Fukushima era...

The future of plans to build new reactors is not a case of black and white choices Germany's quick retreat from nuclear energy and Japan's consideration of the role of renewable energy sources in response to the Fukushima crisis raise the question of what will happen to the global nuclear industry...

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake has affected nuclear power stations in Japan. ANS Nuclear Cafe begins at | 0800 | 2011 03 11 | a media clip service on breaking news about the status of nuclear energy facilities in Japan. The news reports are in descending order based on time/date stamps where available or...

Minnesota and Kentucky open options to secure their long-term energy security Winds of change are blowing for the better for nuclear energy in two states – Minnesota and Kentucky. Both states rely heavily on coal which makes what is happening all the more significant. Coal from North Dakota that fires...

A government policy groups says the country should avoid building too many units too quickly The Bloomberg wire service reported Jan 11 that the Chinese State Council Research Office published a policy paper in its Outlook Weekly that the country must avoid building too many new nuclear reactors too...

Chris Huhe commits to keep the lights on When the current government took office in May 2010, Liberal Member and energy secretary Chrios Huhne , (right) a British arch druid in the anti-nuclear movement, was widely quoted as calling nuclear energy as a "tried, tested, and failed technology."...

Leading climate scientist argues for their use to combat global warming Barry Brook, the publisher of the widely read blog Brave New Climate , (right) has a paper in Energy ( Elsevier ) advocating that Australia should make large scale investments in nuclear power in response to the challenge of climate...

Common sense prevails until he broadly endorses MIT’s nuclear study John Holdren, President Obama’s Science Advisor , returned to MIT, his alma mater (‘65), Oct 27 to deliver a signature speech ( slides ) on energy R&D, climate change, and energy policy. (Hat tip to Ken Berard at NEI for the slides...

The government can’t make up its mind to support gas, solar, nuclear, or none of the above ( NucNet contributed to this report. ) Spain is an energy island in Europe with less than 2% of its power coming across the border from France. This fact makes energy policy a critical success factor in forging...

The Liberal Party signs up for the nation's energy future It is good news when the foreign secretary of the U.K. government delivers a speech that is talking about the future of the nation's new nuclear build. William Hague (right) told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York Sept 27 the...

Italy needs stability for new nuclear build ( NucNet ) The chief executive officer of Italian utility Enel has said Sept 30 that the industry’s efforts to begin a new nuclear build program will prove “futile” if the initiative is halted by a future change in government. Speaking on 28 September 2010...

Plans are good, now government must act ( NucNet ) The absence of a civil nuclear energy sector is one of the reasons that Italy lacks economic competitiveness, finance minister Giulio Tremonti (right) said last week. Tremonti told the UK’s Financial Times Sept 5 that Italy has the second largest manufacturing...

Another in our weekly series to give you a lift on your return to work All videos are safe for work. There were no videos last week due to the Labor Day holiday. William Tucker, the author of the book Terrestrial Energy , has this video on his home page. It’s set to the music from Beethoven’s 7th symphony...

If these two countries want nuclear energy, they have a strange way of showing it The political leaders of two countries that really need their nuclear reactors are pursuing the goal with all the grace and style of an oversized truck stuck in reverse. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel is not backing...

Another in the weekly series to brighten your first day back on the job All videos are absolutely safe for work. First light bulbs powered by nuclear energy This is a visual tour with interviews about EBR-1. How does a nuclear engineer turn on a light bulb? He plugs it into a reactor. Too bad all we...

A new blog feature will offer a few videos every Monday to lighten up your back to work blahs. All videos are completely safe for work. No guarantee is made that any of the information in the videos is technically correct! How to make a thorium-fueled nuclear reactor Last spring I told Facebook users...

The government seeks nuclear energy capacity of 15 GWe The Wall Street Journal reports that Vietnam plans to have 13 nuclear reactors online by 2030 which will account for 10% of the country’s total generation capacity. The announcement came as part of the publication of a development plan signed by...

A nuclear energy blog is a work in progress When this blog started publication more than four years ago, the nuclear renaissance wasn’t going anywhere fast. There was talk that new license applications would come into the NRC, but it would take until late 2007 for NRG to be the first mover with two reactors...

The country is serious about energy independence and dealing with climate change The BBC reports Finland's parliament approved the construction of two new nuclear power stations by a vote of 120-72, which indicates the ruling coalition holds a majority on the issue in the 200 member chamber. The...

Despite a close vote in parliament, polls show strong support for new reactors to tackle climate change Sweden’s parliament overturned June 17 a 30-year-old ban on new nuclear reactors, adding to the renewed momentum behind nuclear energy in Europe as countries try to reduce dependence on fossil fuels...

Opposition from mainstream political leaders will not go away just because new reactors get built The nuclear industry continues to be of two minds when it comes to communicating with the public. On one hand, it’s engineers feel that facts will speak for themselves and that all that has to be done is...

The special section advises them how to take advantage of the industry’s growth trend MarketWatch, a free financial web portal published by the people who produce the Wall Street Journal, has a large special online section that is a guide to investors in nuclear energy. The editors write that ballooning...

Energy & Climate Minister pledges "not one atom of help" from the government The future of nuclear energy in the U.K. does not look bright based on the rhetoric coming from Chris Huhne , the new government's Energy & Climate minister and key advisor to Conservative Party coalition...

It will produce Lead-212 for anti-cancer treatments AREVA Med LLC, a subsidiary of the AREVA group, announced March 10 the future construction of a facility on its Bessines site in France (Limousin region) which will produce medical-grade Lead-212* for anticancer treatments. Relying on its experience...

Experience varies widely What’s a state legislature to do? The President earlier this month went to Maryland, which already had two nuclear reactors and is planning a third, to announce he’s granting an $8.3 billion loan guarantee to two more new nuclear reactors in Georgia. That’s two states down, 48...