Archive for the 'Atomic politics' Category

The Atomic Show #037 - Nuclear power in the Middle East

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Making Deserts Bloom - Nuclear Power in the Middle East
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Shane and I chatted about recent announcements by Morocco, Algeria, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia that they have been talking with the International Atomic Energy Agency about developing nuclear power programs. All of the [...]

The Atomic Show #032 - Uranium mineral collector - Ruth Sponsler

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

Chat with a uranium mineral collector and nuclear power supporter
(MP3 - 17.9MB - 52 min)

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Ruth Sponsler is an amateur mineral collector, a resident of the beautiful mountains of North Carolina and an active supporter of the use of nuclear energy. She blogs at We Support Lee.
Shane and I invited [...]

Al Gore and nuclear power

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

As I talk with other “nukes” at conferences, on the web and in other social circumstances, I often get into political discussions. I know - you are supposed to avoid politics, religion and sex in social circumstances, but I guess I never really accepted the idea that one should avoid all interesting topics as a [...]

Amarillo, Texas might be the site of the first US nuclear plant in several decades

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

George Chapman, an entrepreneur, developer, cattle rancher and former nuclear power plant welder is building a formidable team to help him build one of the first new nuclear plants in the United States in more than a decade. The most recent of several stories about the project was written by Karen Welch Smith and published [...]

Australian uranium policy discussions

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

John Howard started something when he told Australia that it had the makings for becoming an energy superpower that should begin thinking about building new uranium mines and uranium enrichment facilities to go along with its existing coal mines and natural gas production systems. Here are some articles worth reading on the topic:
View from Australia: [...]

Cameron Reilly talks about nuclear power in Australia

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

On episode 138 of The G’Day World Podcast Cameron Reilly asked me some of the tough questions that frequently come up with regard to the increased use of nuclear energy.
With all due humility, I think I fielded them pretty well. Please check out the show and let Cam and us know what you thought.

The Atomic Show #019 (MP3 - 16.3MB - 47min)

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

(MP3 - 16.3MB - 47min)

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This week Shane and I talked about recent nuclear developments in Canada, about the Ontario energy plan, and about technical choices and opportunities in the nuclear energy business in Canada.
We discuss the potential use of CANDU technology for tar sands oil production and the potential [...]

The Atomic Show #017 (MP3 - 12.2MB - 36min)

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

(MP3 - 12.2MB - 36min)

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Shane and I decided to try to stick our American noses into Australia’s growing conversation about whether or not to enter into the nuclear power business as more than just a supplier of 25% of the world’s yellowcake uranium, the raw material that is refined [...]

The Atomic Show #006 (MP3 - 15.8MB - 46min)

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

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Shane and Rod provide a different take on a current debate regarding the use of enriched uranium. There is a notion among a certain kind of politically educated person that the only valid use of enriched uranium is to produce weapons that can be used to assure mutual destruction. Rod [...]