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Nuclear Ammonia – The Nuclear Renaissance’s ‘Killer App’?

October 4, 2011 by Barry Brook
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The X-15 aircraft used ammonia as one component fuel of its rocket engine. I’ve long argued on this blog that that fossil fuel replacement this century could, on technical grounds, be achieved via a mix of nuclear fission, renewables and perhaps also fossil fuels with carbon sequestration, with a high degree of electrification;... [read more]

TVA Seeks Green Light To Build Bellefonte

June 6, 2011 by Dan Yurman
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The utility plans to invest $4-5 billion to complete the reactorOne of the most dramatic resurrections of a stalled nuclear reactor construction project is unfolding in Hollywood, Ala. There the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is getting ready to formally ask its board of directors this August to approve completion of the 1,260 MW... [read more]

Some fearless predictions for nuclear energy in 2011

December 19, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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The worst that could happen is that I’ll be wrong Every year analysts in various industries like to dust off their crystal ball and see what the future holds for their line of business. The nuclear energy industry is no different. Here are some ideas about what might happen in 2011. Some are dark and some are exhilarating. The enthusiasm... [read more]

Some good news in the U.S. for a change

October 28, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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The setback at Calvert Cliffs not the end of the nuclear renaissance. There’s a lot of good news about it. Despite a very bad two weeks of sour news out of Maryland about Constellation’s Calvert Cliff’s project, there is still a lot of good news about the nuclear renaissance in the U.S.  The move to build new reactors continues to... [read more]

India steps up role in Asian nuclear renaissance

October 19, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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It’s liability law may lock out U.S. firms. Pres. Obama will want a resolution during his November visit. Indian pride in its growing role in the Asian nuclear renaissance was highlighted October 10 in a statement by Prithviraj Chavan, the incumbent government's Science & Technology Minister. Speaking to the Asian Nuclear Prospects... [read more]

If French Nuclear Success Is Socialism - Call Me a Socialist

September 11, 2010 by Rod Adams
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On Thursday, September 9, 2010, the Institute for Energy and the Environment at the Vermont Law School, which is not affiliated with the University of Vermont, hosted a phone press conference to announce the release of a paper titled Policy Challenges of Nuclear Reactor Construction: Cost Escalation and Crowding Out Alternatives by Dr.... [read more]

Green lights for new nuclear investments show confidence in the industry

May 25, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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Fuel cycle and reactor development decisions are indicators of progress for the nuclear renaissance Among the signs of progress for the nuclear renaissance are investment decisions in enterprises that support all phases of the industry.  Three examples are highlighted here for the front end of the fuel cycle, reactor construction,... [read more]

Indexing the nuclear renaissance

March 14, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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The profit potential of the global nuclear industry is closely tracked by several financial services   The growth of nuclear energy over the next two-and-half decades will vastly shift energy use from carbon-based to carbon-free uses.  The key elements of this shift include significant change from fossil fuel sources for... [read more]

Will We Run Out of Uranium?

February 7, 2010 by Charles Barton
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I noted on Friday, that there is strong evidence that a nuclear Renaissance is underway, and that the number of new reactors under construction, being planned, and under consideration is rapidly increasing. Brian Wang has pointed out in a private communication that present world Uranium mining capacity would be unable the demand for... [read more]

Will the nuclear renaissance start with small reactors?

November 21, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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A panel of vendors makes the case for it at the ANS winter meeting It is the burden of all senior executives when serving on panel discussions at industry conferences to walk a fine line between being interesting and engaging with a skeptical audience on one hand and on the other hawking the daylights out of their product with... [read more]

Taking the myths out of the debate on nuclear energy

November 18, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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News media coverage and blog posts take different paths towards the same destination At the American Nuclear Society winter meeting taking place in Washington, DC, this week, two sessions highlighted efforts to remove the veil of confusion on three critical issues affecting the public debate on nuclear energy.  These are that... [read more]

Two Meetups At ANS Winter Meeting - Value of Face to Face Interactions

November 17, 2009 by Rod Adams
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Like many people who blog, I use it as a tool to communicate with people who share a common interest, but not a common location. Sometimes, however, there are wonderful opportunities to actually meet people in person with whom you have shared thoughts and ideas for several years. I had just such an opportunity last night - in fact, in... [read more]

NY Times claims “renaissance” is over

May 29, 2009 by Dan Yurman
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Newspaper tries to make the case the “nuclear renaissance” of the future has collided with its past – it is wrong. In a wrenching review of problems accumulating at Olliluoto, Finland, and Flamanville, France, the New York Times reports that the so-called “nuclear renaissance,” a vision of the future of nuclear energy as an answer to... [read more]

It’s time to rethink nukes

April 26, 2009 by Marc Gunther
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If climate change is the greatest threat facing mankind, what are the odds of the big environmental groups rethinking their longstanding opposition to nuclear power? They appear to be slim. Here’s what Environmental Defense says on its website: Serious questions of safety, security, waste and proliferation surround the issue of nuclear... [read more]