I participate in a pro-nuclear energy group, that, unfortunately, thinks solar and wind are a waste of time and money. Though I’ve been unable to convince them otherwise, I like to hang around and read about the events that are …
Category: Nuclear
Bill Gates: Nuclear Power Will ‘Absolutely’ Be Politically Acceptable Again
Here we have Bill Gates discussing nuclear power, pointing out that it’s safer than oil, coal, natural gas–and, of course that it’s a requirement if our civilization is to mitigate climate change successfully, insofar as it emits zero carbon. So …
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Bullish on Renewable Energy
The author of the graph below is obviously bullish on renewable energy–doesn’t that have a familiar ring to it? Seriously, that projection of renewables goes right through the roof, and that’s a good thing, of course.
Nuclear Fusion Holds Great Potential
In the history of the nuclear energy space, most of the world’s attention has been focused on fission, the breaking apart of large atoms, like uranium, into smaller ones, and the capture of the huge amounts of energy that happens …
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Update on Nuclear Energy
The future of nuclear energy will follow one of two paths. When we say “advanced nuclear,” we’re normally talking about fission, the decay of large atoms into smaller ones. Because the products have less mass than the reactants, an enormous …
Thorium: Coming Closer Every Day
Here’s a fabulous video in which the presenter offers a crash course on the particle physics associated with nuclear energy. Once this is under our belts, we’re in a position to understand the value of thorium, and essential design of …
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Nuclear Weapons
It’s the birthday of Italian-born physicist Enrico Fermi, instrumental in creating the atomic bomb in the mid-20th Century. When WWII was over and he had a chance to reflect on all this, he wrote:
Relatively Speaking
As noted in the Writer’s Almanac, today is the 114th birthday of the most famous equation known to humankind, E = MC2. We tend to think that the implications of the equivalence of mass and energy are confined to nuclear …
Note on Thorium-Based Nuclear Reactors
One of the chapters of my most recent book, “Bullish on Renewable Energy,” covers the promise of advanced nuclear, and thorium in particular. If we can make this happen, which appears likely over the next couple of decades, it will …
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Nuclear and Renewables Complement One Another
Here’s a pro-nuke video I thought I’d pass along. Lots of truth and a small amount of misinformation–all punctuated with humor that I hope you’ll enjoy. A few points: • As suggested, we need to differentiate between the monetary and the …
