Is it in Question? Recently, Rod Adams had a thought-provoking discussion about the electric grid on his blog, Atomic Insights.  In it, ...

What they have in Common or When Molasses isn't Sweet At the same time the world's eyes are focused on reports of radioactiv...

Hidden Dangers Just last week, I commented on the Yosemite fire and the concerns forest fires raise in terms of siting of some energy sou...

Another Vulnerability [There are multiple nuclear-related issues in the news this week.  While the announced closure of Vermont Yankee ha...

Unseen Impacts I am often struck by comments I hear that the shutdown of most of the nuclear power plants in Japan hasn't seemed to h...

The Case for More I was pleased to see a recent NRC blog that highlighted the value of irradiating food to eliminate the harmful pathoge...

The Next Generation I was pleased to see an article in Time magazine called New Nukes , which provided a rather positive and optimistic ...