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Becoming the Best in the WorldOn December 16th I found myself in Birmingham, Alabama on my way to visit the offices of Southern Nuclear Operating Company. The purpose of my trip was to benchmark some of their work practices and processes. A few weeks earlier a friend at Southern had called and asked if I would be willing to pay them a visit to meet with a manager who had recently assumed responsibility for their workforce planning strategies, an area in which I have some expertise. As we discusse ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nuclear Rules for Automobile Recalls?I’ve been reading a lot about the Toyota gas pedal recall because I own a Camry that is several years old. Several people have been killed in accidents caused by sudden acceleration caused by a faulty accelerator design. So far my car is not in the group of affected vehicles, but I’m keeping my eye on it.
Then the hypocrisy dawned on me – how differently we treat problems in the nuclear industry!
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Minor Tritium Leak Fuels Antinuclear Propoganda in VermontFast Fission Podcast #22
There is a political and public relations cauldron boiling in Vermont over a recently discovered tritium leak at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.
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Episode 103The people of the sunshine state had better prepare for some cloudy days ahead! Despite an aging electrical grid and straining supplies that haven't kept pace with populaiton growth, this past week the Florida Public Service Commission denied requests by two utiltities to increase capacity and modernize their system. In addition, the upgrades would have created 20,000 much needed jobs.
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Five Americans Arrested in Plot to Attack Nuclear Plant in PakistanLast week the Pakastani government arrested five American citizens on the suspicion that they were planning to attack the Chashma Nuclear Plant. All five men are dual nationals of Pakistan and the USA and they recently lived in Washington DC.
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New Jersey Anti-Nuclear Groups Fight OnAnti-nuclear groups in New Jersey are taking another approach in their fight to shut down the Oyster Creek nuclear plant: they are trying to force expensive modifications to the plant that will make the plant uneconomical to operate.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Indian Nuclear Workers Poisoned - Media Botches Story (Again)On November 24th a strange thing happened at the Kaiga nuclear plant in southern India. During a routine check for radiation exposure, about 65 maintenance workers tested positive for higher than normal levels of tritium in their urine. Listen to the show and find out what happened and how major news outlets botched up coverage of the story.
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Clean, Green, Energy JobsDuke Energy CEO Jim Rogers provides insights into the number of jobs associated with various clean energy sources; nuclear, wind, and solar. What might this mean for the economy?
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“Leak” at Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant: CNN and ABC News Get it WrongIf you were watching CNN or ABC News last night and this morning you may have believed a major accident was underway at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant. Both news sources reported there had been a “radiation leak” at the plant and more than 100 workers were contaminated.
Both CNN and ABC News were blatantly wrong; there was not a “radiation leak” from the plant. What happened was a minor spread of radioactive dust and particles during maintenance activities inside the reacto ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
On the Way to the ANS Winter Meeting & Young Professionals CongressFast 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.
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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.
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Small Reactors May Reduce Combat CasualtiesBecause 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 NuclearIn 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 NukesI 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?
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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.
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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.
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Fast Fission 10: Radiation Health Risks of Nuclear PlantsIs 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.
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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
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