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Listen to Atomic Show #013 Here!
At 0123 local Ukrainian time on 26 April 1986, an alarm sounded at the Chernobyl nuclear power station marking the beginning of an accident that has had a lasting effect on the world. Today is the 20th anniversary of that event.
Shane and Rod review the [...]

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Listen to Atomic Show #012 Here!
Shane and Rod take a trip into atomic fission history as they discuss the events and people leading up to the initial discovery that uranium nuclei could be broken, releasing vast quantities of energy. In just a few short years, a small number of physicists [...]

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the President of India wants his government to back a plan to increase its nuclear power generating capacity from 2700 MW to 50,000 MW by the year 2030. He also called for an increased focus on the use of thorium since India owns about 30% of the world’s know supplies of [...]

The Good Friday episode of G’World includes a discussion about the implications of Apple’s Boot Camp.
I joined Cameron Reilly and Richard Giles for the great debate - Cam decided that he could handle talking to two Mac guys as he wonders whether or not this development would finally give him the motivation to try own [...]

Listen to Atomic Show #011 Here!
Shane and Rod chat about nuclear power plant security, protection against terrorist threats, an editorial about the prospects for new nuclear power plants in Florida, and the possibility that smaller nuclear power plants could help Ireland meet its increasing energy needs.
They also touch briefly on Iran’s recent announcement that [...]

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Listen to Atomic #010 Here!
Shane and I talk about the amazing employment prospects for nuclear trained people and for those people willing to learn more about the technology. In general terms, we discuss some of the areas where the third generation nuclear plants that are likely to be constructed have been improved over existing [...]

The BBC is reporting this morning that Australia has signed an agreement with China to supply approximately 20,000 tons of uranium each year under the condition that the Australian uranium will not be used in the Chinese nuclear weapons program.
At current world prices of about $35 per pound (USD), the deal is worth about $1.4 [...]