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On Energy Development and Slowing Climate Change

Bob,  I think it's a matter of education.  Yes, it would be great if Congress and the President would read my piece.  Kirk Sorenson deserves credit for being the best educator on MSRs.  I heard him say that the reason MSR's didn't catch on in the 60's is because they didn't have an advocacy group behind them.  They do now, thanks to Kirk.  And here's a bit of good news, the MSR's won first place at the Dept of Energy's innovation summit awards.  Here's the article:  http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/and-the-doe-energy-innovation-award-goes-to-8230-a-new-type-of-nuclear-power/13905


March 4, 2013    View Comment    

On Deaths from Nuclear Energy Compared with Other Causes

There haven't been and probably won't be any deaths due to radiation from the Fukishima accident.  The radiation levels most people experienced were 20 millisieverts or less.  There is no expected risk of cancer with exposures of 100 millisieverts or less.  Read the Febuary 18, 2013 entry at http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-accident-updates.html

 

February 26, 2013    View Comment