Posts Tagged pro-nuclear
Join Your Favorite Nuclear Bloggers & Podcasters in Washington DC on Nov 17! (Fast Fission Podcast 6)
Posted by John Wheeler in News, Podcasts on October 14, 2009
Get the MP3 HereWho says blogging and podcasting has to be all work and no play? Come and join your favorite nuclear bloggers, reporters, writers and podcasters at an “underground meet up” on Tuesday, November 17 , 2009 at 6:00 PM at the Omni Hotel. Participants will include more than a dozen of today’s most influential pro-nuclear voices on the Internet and in print.
My sources tell me the following people have indicated they plan to attend: Read the rest of this entry »
Is “Pro-Nuclear” Becoming a Badge for Progressive Thinkers?
Posted by John Wheeler in Myth Busting & Analysis, News on May 2, 2009
I’ve been enjoying the recent rash of pro-nuclear editorials in newspapers and other traditional media over the last several months. I think this is a sign that momentum is building for transition from passive public support to a more active, vocal cry for more nuclear in our energy mix.
Here are some examples:
On the comparison of nuclear power plants to atomic bombs
A nuclear power plant is a radically different machine, designed with great care to convert nuclear fission into steady power over a period of years. You couldn’t turn a nuclear reactor into a bomb any more easily than you could power your house with a hand grenade.
