Pilgrim, Blobs of Black Oil, Fusion Part 20

We always have time for some good news: A three-judge panel at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) denied a filing by Massachusett...

Wednesday Update

From NEI’s Safety First web site : Japanese Government Increases Radiation Testing for Rice Crops November 30, 2011 Industry/Regu...

Monday Update

From NEI’s Safety First web site : Fukushima Town to Test Waste Reduction System November 28, 2011 Industry/Regulatory/Political ...

“Nuclear plants are too inflexible… ?”

A certain cognitive dissonance : Building new nuclear power stations will make it harder for the UK to switch to renewable energy, said...

Wednesday Update

From NEI’s Safety First web site : Japan Legislature Passes $156 Billion for Rebuilding, Decontamination Nov. 23, 2011 Industry/Regula...

Powering Space; Radical Oppositions

From Digital Journal : Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center installed a nuclear power source Thursday onto the Mars rover set to la...

Are U.S. Navy Diesel Engines Used at Nuclear Plants?

Investigative journalism. Works well when reporters do their homework, but is questionable when they make up their own facts. This week I ra...

CJR Criticizes AP for Reporting on Fukushima and Radiation

Our readers may recall that at the end of September the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) published a critique of an Associated Press (AP) se...

NEI Confronts Politifact on Clinton Statement on Nuclear Costs

Last week, David Bradish posted his take on President Clinton's statement concerning the costs of electricity generated by wind, solar ...

Monday Update

From NEI’s Safety First web site : Japan Cabinet Approves Decontamination Protocols Nov. 21, 2011 Industry/Regulatory/Political T...

Utah – the Place for Nuclear Energy?

Utah’s Governor Gary Herbert talked about the importance of nuclear energy during his State of the State address earlier this year – then th...

Thoughtful Indian Columnists

This struck me as a little funny: The Dec. 14 hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will look at how well ...

Friday Update

From NEI’s Safety First web site : TEPCO Reports Water in Reactor Vessel Remains Below Boiling Point November 18, 2011 Plant Status ...

In Attack on AP-1000, Anti-Nuke Gundersen Hits a New Low

Late last week, anti-nuclear gadfly Arne Gundersen took to the Web to attack the safety of Westinghouse's AP-1000 nuclear reactor . It&#...

Into the Pea Ridge with Thorium

While doing research on a different topic, I ran into an article about a fellow named James Kennedy. He’s made a splash in Missouri for thro...

Wednesday Update

From NEI’s Safety First web site : Second Japanese Utility Submits Stress Test Results to Regulator November 16, 2011 Industry/Regulat...

Are Wind and Solar Cheaper Than Nuclear?

Last week on the Daily Show , former President Bill Clinton asserted that wind and solar are projected to be cheaper than coal in 2-5 years ...

Some Additional Context on the UCS Study on Power Plants and Water Use

Yesterday afternoon, the Union of Concerned Scientists released a study that suggested that thermoelectric power plants were contributing t...

“Enormous Challenges and Ludicrous Efforts”

If you happen to be in Washington DC tonight, check out a new film called Under Control at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum. If you’re n...

Being At Fukushima – Now and Then

Talking Points Memo has posted a set of photos at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Reporters were let into the facility for the first time sinc...

NEI's Tony Pietrangelo Gives Overview of INPO Timeline

In addition to the published INPO timeline , NEI CNO Tony Pietrangelo also recorded a video overview, one that includes a brief look at how ...

INPO Compiles Timeline of Fukushima Events After Japan Earthquake, Tsunami

Just a few minutes ago, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations published a detailed timeline of events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

In Age of Austerity, France Stays with Nuclear Power

First, an additional tidbit on our coverage of IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2011 , where we learned that the rumors of nuclear energy’s demise...

IEA and the Disaster of “Low Nuclear” Usage

This isn’t bad : Nuclear energy remains vital to cope with rising energy demand, mainly in emerging economies, fight global warming and...