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Interest in Smaller Nuclear Energy Systems Continues to Heat Up - Bloomberg Businessweek Latest to Notice

May 17, 2010 by Rod Adams
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On Monday, May 17, 2010, Bloomberg Businessweek published an article by Jeremy van Loon and Alex Morales titled Fridge-Sized Nuclear Reactors to Tap $135 Billion Power Market. The article focuses on John Deal, CEO of Hyperion and his effort to build sealed units that can operate in remote locations for 5-8 years before needing to have... [read more]

Nuclear Power: The Energy Phoenix

April 16, 2010 by Breakthrough Institute
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Nuclear power might just be energy's version of the phoenix -- rising from the metaphoric ashes to play a key role in the solution to climate change. That's the gist of a Wall Street Journal feature that points out that as climate concerns rise a number of environmentalists are rethinking their position on the viability of nuclear... [read more]

A Naval officer’s “Atomic Insights”

January 22, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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Rod Adams has not followed a typical career path: Formerly the chief engineer on a U.S. Navy submarine, he’s now a prominent blogger on nuclear power. Rod is well qualified to preside over Atomic Insights, the blog where he writes about energy supplies, technology and politics from an atomic point of view. For one thing, he knows nukes... [read more]

Small Reactors May Reduce Combat Casualties

January 11, 2010 by John Wheeler
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This Week in Nuclear #79 – MP3 File A Special note from John Wheeler: Today is Veteran’s Day in the United States – the day we stop to reflect about the men and women of our armed forces, to acknowledge their many sacrifices, and to thank them for their service to our country. The day holds special significance for me personally... [read more]

ANS President's Special Session - Global Opportunities For Right-Sized Reactors. Small Or Medium Power Outputs Are Often Just What Customer Ordered

November 17, 2009 by Rod Adams
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Until very recently, the understanding held by most people associated with nuclear energy has been that nuclear energy plants must be very large to achieve the "economy of scale". Yesterday a group of several hundred ANS meeting attendees heard from representatives from the USA, Jordan, Mexico, Japan, and Russia that there are customers... [read more]

Avoiding Hurdles By "Going Small"; More Reasons for Smaller Nuclear Power Projects

October 29, 2009 by Rod Adams
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On the second day of the Nuclear Construction Summit, I listened to a series of speakers including independent project consultants, financial services providers, lawyers, ratings agencies, and bankers. In nearly every presentation, I heard or saw evidence supporting the idea that very large, expensive, complex projects can be risky... [read more]

A Visual Example of Why There is Growing Interest In Smaller Reactors

October 13, 2009 by Rod Adams
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Over the past 15 or more years of trying to talk to people in the nuclear industry about smaller power systems, I have frequently confronted with the "economy of scale" argument. When I try to explain that there are also "diseconomies of scale" that can make very large items more costly than an equivalent capability made up of a number... [read more]