Patrick Moore on Dennis Miller

Patrick Moore of the CASEnergy Coalition was a guest on Dennis Miller Radio Show on July 30. In the interview, Moore talks about the evolu...

Yucca Mountain, Nuclear Energy and Irrational Fear

Does the public around the world have an irrational fear of nuclear energy? I have my own thoughts on the matter, but right now I'm goi...

The Dallas Morning News Edit Board and Nuclear Energy

Over at the Dallas Morning News ' Editorial Board Blog , James Mitchell posed the question of the day about nuclear energy . The Senate...

Ausubel on Renewables Gets Traction Online

A few days ago we pointed to some of the coverage that Rockefeller University fellow Jesse Ausubel was getting for his take on how renewable...

Senator Obama on Energy and the Environment

Grist is running an interview with Senator Barack Obama on energy and the environment . Here's what he had to say about nuclear energy:...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Visit Below The Beltway . UPDATE : David Wogan likes what he hears about the nuclear provisions in the latest energy bill.

More News on the Calvert Cliffs COL

Both the Washington Post and Bloomberg take a look at the most recent steps to build a new nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs. UPDATE : Our...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Please visit Physical Insights .

Touring the Pro-Nuclear Blogosphere

Ruth Sponsler at We Support Lee takes a look around, and likes what she sees.

Another Perspective on Nuclear Energy and the Japan Quake

Our friend NNadir weighs in once again .

New England and Nuclear Energy

Some thoughts from Rod Adams .

New Nuclear for New Brunswick

AECL is thinking about it. Read more in the Globe and Mail .

Pope Calls for Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy

Details from Zenit .

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Visit Right from the Left Coast . UPDATE: And be sure to visit another of our old friends, Advanced Nanotechnology .

Is The Simpsons Hurting Nuclear Energy?

With the new movie opening today all across North America, Kite, String and Key is asking that question.

Oswego May Get the New Nuclear Reactor it Wants

All the way back in March 2005, we told you about how the Mayor of Oswego, New York made a pitch to bring a new nuclear reactor to his town ...

U.S. and India to Announce Details of Bilateral Nuclear Agreement

From Bloomberg : The U.S. will today announce details of a civilian nuclear accord with India, an agreement allowing power plants in the ene...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Meet Denis Bider .

TVA on Verge of Approving Completion of Watts Bar Unit 2

Back in January, my former NEI colleague Lisa Stiles pointed to a piece in the Huntsville Times that referred to TVA's ongoing plans to...

The Environmental Integrity Project and Nuclear Energy

Yesterday, the Environmental Integrity Project issued a report entitled, Dirty Kilowatts (PDF), a listing of what they termed were the top ...

Unistar Files First Part of COL Application for EPR at Calvert Cliffs

From World Nuclear News : Unistar submitted the first part of a licence application to build a new nuclear power plant on 13 July. The US Nu...

Fortune on the Nuclear Revival

Editor-at-Large David Whitford tours the U.S. to get a closer look at the industry : Probably the earliest a new reactor could come online ...

Is Renewable Energy Wrecking the Environment?

Jesse Ausubel of Rockefeller University seems to think so : Writ­ing in a schol­arly jour­nal, Jes­se Au­subel, di­rec­tor of the un­iver...

The Florida Crocodile Comeback, Courtesy of Nuclear Energy

As part of being a good neighbor, American nuclear power plants do their level best to preserve the local environment in and around their o...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Visit R-Squared Energy Blog .

Ameren May Build New Reactor at Callaway Site

Details from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch .

EPRI/NRDC Study on Plug-in Hybrids and GHG Emissions

From Green Car Congress : Two studies released by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NR...

Giuliani on Nuclear Energy

From the San Jose Mercury News : He noted that America "invented the peaceful use of nuclear power" and has never lost a life to ...

IAEA Team to Japan

Details from Reuters .

Edwards, Obama and Clinton on Nuclear Energy

In last night's CNN/YouTube Democratic debate , one questioner asked the candidates what they thought about increasing the use of nuclea...

New Nuclear for New Jersey?

Details from NJ.com .

Are Americans Warming to Nuclear Power?

MIT asked that question: Americans' icy attitudes toward nuclear power are beginning to thaw, according to a new survey from MIT. The r...

Becker and Posner on Energy, Environment and National Security

Gary Becker and Richard Posner discuss energy, environment and national security .

Introducing the New NEI.org

A couple of weeks back, we gave our readers a sneak preview of the home page to our new Web site, saying only that it would debut sometime i...

Change is Coming ...

In the next 24-48 hours, this click will begin to take you someplace completely different from now on. Keep clicking to find out. See you ...

NRC Chairman Dale Klein at U.S. WIN 2007

Earlier this week, I was in Anaheim to give a presentation on electronic advocacy at U.S. Women in Nuclear 2007 . I was lucky enough to han...

Putting The Radiation Release at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa in the Proper Perspective

Let me make something clear at the outset: All over the world, the nuclear industry takes the events in Japan very seriously. With that in ...

New Nuclear Plants for California?

Former NEI Nuclear Notes contributor, Joseph Somsel, looks at the possibilities .

Latest News from TEPCO on the Status of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

Click here for the latest press release from Japan.

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Meet Clark Silcox .

Transistor, Transformer: What's The Difference?

We all make mistakes, but this one from The Daily Green about the fire at the nuclear power plant in Japan just about takes the cake: The e...

The Japan Quake, Nuclear Energy and the Daily Kos

As you might imagine, I've been monitoring a lot of stories from around the Web about the situation in Japan. And as you might surmise,...

Getting The Facts Right on The Events in Japan

As you might imagine, I've spent a lot of time over the past few days monitoring news coming out of Japan about the earthquake and its e...

Rethinking Nuclear Energy

Some interesting thoughts from Geoffrey Styles . UPDATE : More from Rod Adams .

More on the Japan Quake and the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant

The following report comes from our friends at NucNet : There was no environmental impact as a result of yesterday’s automatic shut-down of ...

How Do You Define "Renewable"?

That's the question in Florida, and the topic of a new post from We Support Lee .

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Visit Random Walker .

The Japan Quake and the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant

By now, most of you have already heard about the earthquake that struck parts of Japan overnight , an event that killed 8 and injured 900. ...

Tracking AREVA in the USA

This week's edition of America's Business , NAM's radio program , is featuring an interview with Michael McMurphy, President and...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Visit Some Truths of Things .

New York Attorney General Joins Fight Against Indian Point

From yesterday's New York Daily News : State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will join the fight to shut the Indian Point nuclear power pl...

Another Nuclear Energy Debate at DKos

The topic is "Why Nuclear Power Will Fail in America". As you might imagine, there's plenty of misinformation and disinformat...

Utah Panel Leaves Room for Nuclear Energy

Details from the Salt Lake Tribune .

Patrick Moore Hits the Bronx

And blogger John DeSio from the New York Press was there .

Vermont State Senate Ignores Al Gore, Sustains Veto on Vermont Yankee Tax

Back in May, we started to follow the story about how the Vermont State Senate was planning on starting a "clean energy" fund with...

Progress Energy Chooses the AP-1000

Details off the wire .

On the Fence on Nuclear Energy

Concerned about climate change and sustainable development, blogger Geren Semaine is thinking about nuclear energy : I don’t know if it’s th...

The French Nuclear Industry Up Close

Last week, a group of NEI staffers took a group of representatives from think tanks, business and organized labor on a fact finding trip to ...

Senate Action on Carbon Emissions Expected Today

We've just been alerted that Senators Bingaman and Specter will be introducing the Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 today. Senator Bingma...

E Magazine and Nuclear Energy

Everyday, we see more indications that the global environmental movement is ready to give a hearing to nuclear energy and the role that it c...

Toshiba in Talks With Kazatomprom on Westinghouse

Details from Forbes .

On Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation

Over at DKos , diarist N Nadir is taking on the issue of nuclear energy and nonproliferation : I have been opposed to nuclear weapons for as...

Another Democrat for Nuclear Energy

Iowa state representative Phil Wise thinks it's time for Democrats to embrace nuclear energy : Core Democratic constituencies have step...

GE and AREVA Looking at AECL Stake?

According to reports, both GE and AREVA are interested in a stake in AECL.

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Visit Signal 94 .

Blog Post of the Day

You gotta love this line of thinking : [L]ast night I curled up with James Lovelock's The Revenge Of Gaia instead of watching Live Eart...

More on Merkel and the German Nuclear Phaseout

Last week, we wrote about how German Prime Minister Angela Merkel was hedging her bets on overturning her nation's planned nuclear phase...

New York on Notice in Summer Heat Wave

From WCBS-TV : A brutal heat wave that has temperatures nearing the century mark in the tri-state area has New York City utility officials r...

Is Nuclear Too Hot to Handle?

Over in the U.K. earlier this week, the Oxford Research Group published another anti-nuclear report, this one titled Too Hot To Handle? The ...

German PM Biding Her Time on Nuclear Energy Phaseout Question

From Bloomberg : Germany's big four power companies including E.ON AG and RWE AG will be forced to improve the efficiency of their power...

U.K. Gives Preliminary Approval to 4 Reactor Designs

From Dow Jones : The U.K. government Thursday gave the preliminary go- ahead to the design of four nuclear reactors, even though it has yet ...

A Funny Post for the Holiday

Courtesy of Off/beat from the Washington Post . For those of you in the U.S., enjoy the Fourth of July.

Australian Catholic Archbishop a Nuclear Energy Convert

From news.com.au : CONTROVERSIAL Catholic Archbishop Barry Hickey says he is now a nuclear convert, prompting an immediate attack by the gre...

U.S. and Russia Issue Joint Declaration on Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation

From the White House : We are determined to play an active role in making the advantages of the peaceful use of nuclear energy available to ...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Visit Iowa Voice . UPDATE : Stop by Vazdot and Seeking Alpha too.

Calling Greenpeace and NIRS to Account

A story that ran yesterday on the AP wire regarding the resurgence of interest in nuclear energy in the U.S. certainly attracted a lot of a...

Looking at NRG and New Nuclear in Texas

Another diarist at DailyKos (not our friend N Nadir) drove 80 miles to attend a public hearing on NRG's potential plans for new nuclear...