Changing One Mind on Nuclear Energy

CNet's Charles Cooper explains why he changed his mind about nuclear energy .

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Visit Sci Fi Tech : Given the choice between nuclear power and rolling brownouts for the rest of my life, I'll take nukes. Given the cho...

Who Are WCBS-TV's Nuclear Experts?

Since the beginning of the week, we've been busy following the developing story coming out of Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant in Penns...

TVA Approaches Bellefonte Vote

Details from Jacksonville.com .

Union Chief: We'll Only Support Politicians Who Support Nuclear Energy

On September 25 at the inaugural United Association Tripartite Conference in Mokena, Illinois, Bill Hite, General President of the United A...

NEI's Energy Markets Report - September 17 - 21, 2007

Here's a summary of what went on in the energy markets last week: Electricity peak prices experienced modest gains at all the hubs excep...

NEI's Nuclear Performance - August 2007

Here's a summary of U.S. nuclear plant performances last month: For August 2007, the average net capacity factor reached 97.6 percent. T...

Nuclear Security and Layered Defense

There's a lot of traffic flying around about the video we're seeing coming out of WCBS-TV in New York of guards at the Peach Bottom ...

Visiting Bruce A in Ontario

In the Canadian province of Ontario, work is well underway to restart Units 1 and 2 at the Bruce A Nuclear Power Plant. Ed Willet, a freela...

New Jersey Voters Favor New Nuclear by Margin of 2-1

From the wire : Nearly 9 out of 10 New Jersey voters agree that more needs to be done to increase the state’s electricity supplies and, by a...

NRG Files License Applications with NRC for New Reactors at the South Texas Project

My apologies for the lack of posts today, as I was down on Capitol Hill this morning for the press event announcing NRG's license applic...

Exelon Terminates Wackenhut Security Contract at Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant

By now, I'm sure most of you have seen the news that NRC has sent a team to Exelon's Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant to investigate...

International Uranium Fuel Seminar 2007

Next month in New Orleans, NEI is sponsoring its International Uranium Fuel Seminar : Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana October 14...

Nuclear Energy as a Campaign Issue in Canada

Click here and here for details from Ontario. As always, for the skinny on Canadian energy issues, check out Stephen Aplin .

Cap and Trade vs. Carbon Tax

A discussion at Asymmetrical Information .

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Bacon's Rebellion has just read Gov. Tim Kaine's Energy Plan for Virginia , and they like what they're reading when it comes to...

On The Trail With Joseph Mangano

Joseph Mangano is up to his old tricks again, this time in Missouri . For the truth about what he's up to, click here for a look at o...

China and Global Uranium Supplies

Now that India is committed to beefing up its own domestic nuclear energy program, it's beginning to worry about China's efforts to ...

Scotland and Nuclear Energy

In yesterday's edition of the Guardian (U.K.), Robin McKie talked to Jim McDonald, director of Strathclyde University's centre for...

Visiting Davis-Besse

Last Friday, Gary Petersen and a group of parents and students involved in home schooling in the Toledo area visited the Davis-Besse Nuclear...

A Green Nuclear Future for New Jersey?

At Forbes , Public Service Enterprise Group President and CEO Larry Izzo is touting the benefits of nuclear energy in a balanced energy port...

Space Travel and Nuclear Propulsion

I know we talk a lot about electricity generation here at NEI Nuclear Notes , but it's important to remember that there are plenty of ot...

GE and Hitachi Ink Deal for Nine Mile Point Uprate

Details from GE .

GE Eyes AECL Stake

Details from the Globe and Mail .

Nuclear Energy for Utah?

Details from the Deseret Morning News .

CCAN on New Nuclear Build

Here's something that might be of interest to the friends of the nuclear power plants at Calvert Cliffs in Maryland and North Anna in Vi...

Baker Center to Host Conference on Nuclear Energy

Details from Tennessee Journalist . Patrick Moore is on the agenda.

NEI Statement on GNEP Announcement

On Sunday, September 16, 11 new nations became part of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership at a meeting in Vienna, Austria . The followin...

More on Jane Fonda and Nuclear Energy

Earlier this week , I pointed to a New York Times Magazine piece by the authors of Freakonomics that asked what effect Jane Fonda and the ...

NEI President and CEO Skip Bowman at the Commonwealth Club

Last week, NEI's President and CEO, Skip Bowman, addressed the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. The topic: "Clean Energy for C...

NEI Job Opening: Project Manager

From time to time, we're going to be listing job openings at NEI here at NEI Nuclear Notes. Our first listing is for a project manageme...

FP&L Seeks Uprates at St. Lucie, Turkey Point

Details from the Palm Beach Post . For some more data on power uprates at U.S. nuclear plants, click here , here and here .

Space-Based Solar Power?

Cosmic Log has the details.

Should Democrats Embrace Nuclear Energy?

For Daily Kos diarist bryfry , the answer is yes : Now is the time for Democrats to champion real solutions (note: that's plural; there...

Gwyneth Cravens and the Long Now Foundation

Last week we told you about Gwyneth Cravens , a former anti-nuclear protester who has done a 180 degree about face on building new nuclear p...

This Week in Nuclear, Episode #48

John Wheeler is back with his nuclear energy podcast after a Summer hiatus. Welcome back, John.

Blame It All on Jane Fonda?

When it comes to the troubles of the nuclear energy industry in the 1970s, Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt have decided on the #1 cul...

Analysis of BREDL’s/Mangano’s Vogtle Health Claims

Back in June 2007, the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League along with Joseph Mangano released a report on the supposed “ Health Risks ...

On Hybrid Vehicles and Nuclear Energy, CNN Misses the Point

Over at CNN.com , Rachel Oliver is taking a closer look at hybrid gas/electric vehicles (like the Toyota Prius ) and the impact they could ...

Is Mario Cuomo Another Democrat for Nuclear Energy?

Over at DMI Blog , former New York Governor Mario Cuomo has been writing a series of posts on new priorities for progressive politicians. T...

Virginia's Energy Plan

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has just released his state energy policy , and while the media coverage doesn't talk much about the role of nuc...

The Truth About the Price Anderson Act

Following up on the link we provided to yesterday's debate at Shakesville , Rod Adams has done a nice cost/benefit analysis on the Pric...

NEI's Energy Markets Report - September 3 - 7, 2007

Here's a summary of what went on in the energy markets last week: Electricity peak prices all decreased across the country last week exc...

Clean Air Energy Ad Run Begins

The fall run of NEI’s “Nuclear. Clean Air Energy” branding advertising begins this week with print advertising in The Washington Post (Page...

Nuclear Energy is a Good Neighbor

Here in the U.S., we like to talk about how nuclear power plants enjoy strong support from neighboring communities . As it turns out, you c...

Patrick Moore on the Stump

He's in Michigan, on the case for the CASEnergy Coalition . Coverage from the Ann Arbor News and the Detroit News . To join the coalit...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Say hello to David Danielson of the MIT Nuclear Blog .

Carbon Tax or Cap and Trade?

The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the debate over how to constrain carbon emissions .

Toyota Powering Plug-In Vehicles With French Nuclear Energy

From the IHT : Would you feel better about the environment by filling up on electricity generated by a nuclear plant than plain, old gasolin...

NRC Chairman Dale Klein on the Nuclear Comeback

Click here for an interview with the Idaho Statesman .

Blogging About Watts Bar

Before Knoxville News reporter Andrew Eder wrote about the Watts Bar project , he blogged about it.

Another Debate Over Nuclear Energy

Today, the debate has moved to Shakesville : In the eagerness not to be called any names, people try to convince themselves nukes are worth ...

NRC to Hold Public Meeting on Bellefonte

From the AP : The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans a public meeting Tuesday night at Northeast Alabama Community College on a proposed nu...

Sarkozy Urges Germany to Reconsider Nuclear Energy

Details from Energy Daily . For more, see We Support Lee .

Another Environmentalist for Nuclear Energy

Over at Atomic Insights , Rod Adams reviews The Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy . What's interesting about the ...

Senator Christopher Dodd on Nuclear Energy

From an interview in Salon : Do you believe nuclear power has a role to play in America's energy future? I understand the safety and sec...

Defending Ex-Duke Power Executive Bill Coley

Today's edition of The Telegraph (U.K.) is featuring an interview with Bill Coley, CEO of British Energy . For the most part, it's...

NRC Announces COL Public Meetings

Details from We Support Lee .

Charting South Africa's Energy Future

Details from The Times (South Africa).

The Fight Over Scotland's Energy Future

Scotland's First Minister says his country needs no new nuclear power plants . But others say he needs a " reality check ". UP...

The Case for Nuclear Power

Former EPA Secretary and CASEnergy Coalition co-chair Christine Todd Whitman has an op-ed in this week's edition of Business Week enti...

Should New Zealand Re-Think Its Anti-Nuclear Energy Position?

Coming out of last week's APEC summit in Australia, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark took credit for watering down some of the off...

Enel Report: Italy Needs to Restart Nuclear Energy Program

From Bloomberg : Italy should restart nuclear power generation and European nations must improve cooperation on natural-resource policy to b...

NRC Prepares for Avalanche of Paperwork

From the AP : Federal regulators, girding for explosive growth in the nuclear power industry, say they are weeks away from an anticipated fl...

Another Blogger for Nuclear Energy

Visit Politics in the Zeroes and Kiwiblog .

Ron Paul on Nuclear Energy

Jay Taylor of the Web site 321 Gold interviewed Congressman Ron Paul back in 2006 and asked him what he thought of nuclear energy: Do you a...

Atmea Joint Venture to Develop New Reactor

World Nuclear News recently reported a significant announcement by AREVA and Mitsubishi concerning their joint venture: Areva of France and...

NEI's Energy Markets Report - August 27 - 31, 2007

Here's a summary of what went on in the energy markets last week: Electricity peak prices varied across the country last week. In the We...

Nuclear Energy on Top of APEC Agenda

Details from Australia's ABC News . For the text of a joint statement between President Bush and Prime Minister John Howard, click here...

"What's Left But Nuclear Power?"

From The Arbiter , an independent student newspaper at Boise State University: There simply aren’t that many rivers left to dam up. Solar a...

The Revenge of Cape Wind

A couple of weeks back we pointed you to a clip from The Daily Show mocking the opponents of the Cape Wind project , including Senator Ted ...

Moore: To Reduce Emissions, Nuclear Must be in the Mix

Patrick Moore from Kiplinger Business Resource Center : Three leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions are our modes of transportation, o...

On The Economics of Nuclear Energy

From today's Baltimore Sun : A year ago, the leaders of Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Group and PPL Corp., its utility neighbor i...

Another California Heat Wave

We Support Lee has the details.

Canada Looks Into GNEP

Stephen Aplin has the details. Also, check out some news from Northern Ontario .

Changing Minds on Nuclear Energy in Connecticut

From The Day (Conn.) The most important piece of energy legislation passed in the state in a decade — An Act Concerning Electricity and Ene...

McGaffigan on NRC's Mandate

The late Edward McGaffigan, Jr. on the mandate of NRC as quoted in yesterday's edition of the New York Times : The commission’s mandate...

German Environment Minister Calls for Shutdown of Older Nuclear Generating Stations

The long-term political fight over Germany's nuclear generating capacity took another interesting turn over the weekend as the governmen...

NRC Commissioner Edward McGaffigan Jr. Dies After Battle with Skin Cancer

Earlier today we heard the sad news that Edward McGaffigan , Jr., the longest-serving member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, had died ...