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View the full archive of This Week In Nuclear On the Way to the ANS Winter Meeting & Young Professionals Congress Fast Fission Podast #17 I'm packing up and leaving early tomorrow morning for the ANS Winter meeting in Washington DC. There are a couple of things going on there that I'm really looking forward to. At the Winter meeting there is always a vendor exposition and it's always fun and interesting to walk around and talk to representsatives of all the companies selling goods and services to the nuclear industry. There is also a Young Professionals Congress happening at the same time as the A ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Was it lots of wind, or lots of hot air in Spain last Sunday? Renewable energy supporters were spreading the word today that this past Sunday wind energy in Spain produced 53% of the country’s electrical demand. This was certainly an achievement, but before we get all excited we need to read carefully and consider the situation. "This Week in Nuclear" Go here for detailed show notes, links, videos, other news, and More Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Small Reactors May Reduce Combat Casualties Because it’s Veteran’s Day, I thought it fitting for this show to focus on nuclear energy as it relates to potential uses in the military. At the Thorium Energy conference in October I had the pleasure to meet Col. Paul Roege from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. He spoke about the military’s rising use of energy in combat and the problems this energy intensity creates for soldiers tasked with protecting supply lines. By using a more dense energy source the military can reduce the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Un-Scientific American (Fast Fission Podcast #15) Since I was a teenager I’ve enjoyed the magazine Scientific American. I’ve viewed them as informative and a good source of credible, accurate information about emerging trends in many fields of science and technology. The periodical began in 1845 and over the years its contributors have included, according to their website, more than 120 Nobel laureates and such amazing thinkers as Albert Einstein and Jonas Salk. This it way it pains me so much that this magazine has deteriorated to th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website This Week in Nuclear #78 - Tax Advantages for Wind, Tax Burdens for Nuclear In this episode of This Week in Nuclear I interview Joseph Somsel, the author of “How Taxes Pervert Our Energy Choices”. In our chat that lasted about 25 minutes we covered a wide range of topics including: 1. How favorably short depreciation schedules for wind have created a “gold mine” for investors, virtually independent of how much electricity the wind turbines produce. 2. How would nuclear investors benefit if new nuclear plants received the same treatment as new wind tur ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Media Misses the Mark on North Korean Nukes I awoke this morning to news reports that North Korea has once again resumed their production of plutonium for nuclear weapons. I suspect that’s no real surprise to anyone who pays attention to such things. After all, they threw IAEA inspectors out this spring and told the world of their plans. All of the major news outlets carried the story, and virtually every one reported that the North Koreans obtained the plutonium by reprocessing spent fuel from their nuclear plant. The term “nuc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sacramento's Costly Mistake (Fast Fission #13) Rancho Seco nuclear plant was shut down 20 years ago. If it were still running today how would it affect the people of Sacramento, California? "This Week in Nuclear" Go here for detailed show notes, links, videos, other news, and More Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nuclear Energy's Tiny Footprint (Fast Fisson #12) A new study by The Nature Conservancy compared the amount of land required to produce electricity from various energy sources. They are concerned that new energy projects fostered by climate and energy policy in the USA could lead to the destruction of natural habitats. "This Week in Nuclear" Go here for detailed show notes, links, videos, other news, and More Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Student Loans for Nuclear Plants? A bi-partisan group of US Senators are pushing for loan guarantees to build a new fleet of nuclear plants. Anti-nuclear groups call this a "massive subsidy," but they are wrong. "This Week in Nuclear" Go here for detailed show notes, links, videos, other news, and More Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fast Fission 10: Radiation Health Risks of Nuclear Plants Is there a silent epidemic of illness and death among nuclear power plant workers and people who live around nuclear plants? This man certainly thinks so. "This Week in Nuclear" Go here for detailed show notes, links, videos, other news, and More Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 77: "What Nuclear Waste Problem?" I have a family member that I love dearly and have an infinite amount of respect for. She is a fantastic mother, a caring person, respected in her chosen profession, and a good friend. She would do anything she could to help someone in need. When we first met she was strongly opposed to nuclear energy. Over the years we’ve discussed it from time to time and I’ve had some influence on her perspective. She is totally won over yet, but we’re making progress. Not too long ago she as ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fast Fission #9: With millions of people out of work, the USA is paying $ millions for renewables in other countries. While millions of Americans are out of work, the USA is paying millions of dollars to deploy intermittant, unreliable wind and solar energy in other countries. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 76: A Gathering of Visionaries Kirk Sorensen of Energy from Thorium gives the keynote address at the Inaugural Thorium Energy Alliance Conference. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fast Fission #8: More Rules, but Not More Safety Would a year in jail and a $5,000 fine deter a terrorist? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fast Fission #7: Blog Action Day & Why I Believe in Nuclear Energy Today is Blog Action Day 2009 and this year's topic is Climate Change. Is man made climate change real or not? Heck, I don't know. What I DO know is this: whether or not human activity is causing global warming or not, there are certain things that it just makes sense for us to be doing. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fast Fission#6: Join the Pro-Nuclear Meet Up on Nov 17 in Washington DC Who says blogging and podcasting has to be all work and no play? Come and join your favorite nuclear bloggers, reporters, writers and podcasters at an "underground meet up" on Tuesday, November 17 , 2009 at 6:00 PM at the Omni Hotel. Participants will include more than a dozen of today's most influential pro-nuclear voices on the Internet and in print. My sources tell me the following people have indicated they plan to attend: * Rod Adams, The Atomic Show podcast * Dan Yurman, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 75: Saber Rattling & Iran's Nuclear Program News outlets around the world were buzzing last week when Iran announced in a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it has built a second nuclear fuel enrichment facility deep under a mountain near the city of Qom. The UN security council appeared outraged and the US government claimed it has known of the facility for “some time.” I also discuss the upcoming first ever Thorium Energy Alliance conference. "This Week in Nuclear" Go here for detailed show notes, l ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fast Fission #5: Is the Mainstream Media Biased Against Nuclear Energy? Do other forms of energy production get the same attention in the media as nuclear power plants? Here are some recent observations and I'll let you decide for yourself. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fast Fission #4 - Will the USA Follow Europe and Become Reliant on Russian Natural Gas? Gazprom, Russia's state owned natural gas company is setting up shop in Houston, TX and has begun a very aggressive program to enter the US natural gas market. This development has far-reaching implications for US energy security and national security. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fast Fission #3 - Nuclear Electric Cars? Will hybrid electric vehicles spell the end of the oil age? If this happens, with one-fifth of the electric grid powered from clean nuclear energy, we'll be shifting our transportation energy source from imported oil to home grown nuclear energy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website