Yet another good podcast from Mr. Adams. This came to mind. Sinclair Lewis's quote, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it," c...
Thanks for another good one. I think it's a good thing to have another creative liberal arts oriented person advocating for the nuclear power source. You discussed why the people of a generation ...
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In reply to Rob Brixey. Rob I share some of your pro...
US is a huge energy producer in a world that still has plenty of energy poverty. Over 700 Million people do not have access to energy as we know it in the US. Over 2.5 Billion people still cook b...
In reply to michael J scarangella. A good writeup Michael. A couple of poimts t...
Here's a comment on a business case for HALEU. This is from a reading assignment from Raluca Scarlat, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering, UC Berkeley (“Characterizing an Emerging Market...
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Since posting my previous comment on this thread, I've learned about another property of MOX fuel that poses a problem in its use to improve the sustainability of thermal reactors. Use of MOX in ...
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I enjoyed listening to Rod's interview with Dr. Buono, and I found it to be quite informative on many subjects. I'd like some clarification about MOX as the standard process for fuel recycling, i...
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Rod, do you think this is still a problem today, wrt to new designs and changes to old operating designs? If so, what do you specifically propose as a solution?
Putting a sprig of parsley on a slab of steak does not make it vegetarian, but the marketing people would still call it "green". We should not engage in the relabelling process, but simply call n...
In reply to michael J scarangella. I agree that microreactors and 100 MWe SMR's...
In reply to michael J scarangella. Well, there a saying out there: "Lead, follo...
It's certainly not a surprise that the podcasters neglected nuclear. This is quite common. I'm sorry but I had this stereotype of them while listening. One spoke of a new Polestar electric car. T...
"I’ve heard frequent dismissal of nuclear as too expensive and too slow. But each of those characteristics are the result of human decisions and can be addressed through human actions." ^^^^^ T...
In reply to michael J scarangella. The trajectory of one company with a certain...
I have other theories where a side-objective of funding ‘next-generation’ technology is a knowledge retention and transfer effort. For instance, one benefit of the various microreactor fundin...
I often wonder if the alternative designs that get government funding and do a lot of public relations outreach/marketing are a planned opposition to building a nuclear fleet that provides 80% ba...
In reply to Atomstroyexpert. @Atomstroyexpert As a nuclear reactor engineer, you may...
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In reply to JG. Thank you for beginning the response with "in my opinion." Did you k...
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In reply to Rod Adams. South Texas unit 1 seems to have ramped back up. About 40...
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