Archive for the 'General' Category

Really, really busy recently

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

I apologize for the silence in the past few weeks. I hope that some of you, at least, have been disappointed as days continued to go by without a new episode of The Atomic Show. I have been working hard at several different time consuming tasks recently including getting a new iMac set up and [...]

ANS/ENS Winter Meeting and Young Professional’s Congress

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

There will be no Atomic Show Podcast this week. I am making preparations to cover the 2007 American Nuclear Society (ANS)/European Nuclear Society (ENS) Winter meeting and the associated Young Professional’s Congress.
The Young Professional’s Congress is a joint effort between North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NA-YGN) and the American Nuclear Society’s Young Member [...]

The Atomic Show #073-2 - Gwyneth Cravens and Rip Anderson - author and tour guide for Power to Save the World

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Gwyneth Cravens, a former anti-nuclear activist is a switcher who has just published a new book titled “Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy”. The tour guide for the journey that changed her mind was Rip Anderson, a scientist with a long history in nuclear research. Part II of a two part [...]

The Atomic Show #073-1 - Gwyneth Cravens and Rip Anderson - author and tour guide for Power to Save the World

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Gwyneth Cravens, a former anti-nuclear activist is a switcher who has just published a new book titled “Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy”. The tour guide for the journey that changed her mind was Rip Anderson, a scientist with a long history in nuclear research. Part I of a two part [...]

The Atomic Show #072 - Interview with Dr. Jeremy Whitlock - creator of Canadian Nuclear FAQ

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Dr. Jeremy Whitlock was one of the first nukes to recognize the value of web-based communications. He started the Canadian Nuclear FAQ in 1996. He is a second generation nuclear professional. Enjoy.
(MP3 - 19.9 MB - 0:57:37 M)

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Dr. Jeremy Whitlock is a second generation nuclear profession who lives with [...]

The Atomic Show #071 - The Cleantech Show interview Nick Bruse and Rod Adams

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Nick Bruse of TPN’s The Cleantech Show invited me for an interview. He also gave me permission to cross post that interview. Hope you enjoy.
(MP3 - 24.7 MB - 1:11:45 M)

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Nick Bruse of The Cleantech Show, hosted by The Podcast Network, invited me to his show to discuss nuclear [...]

The Atomic Show #070 - Lighting Arco, Idaho

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Ray Haroldsen tells the story of how BORAX III became the first US nuclear plant to supply electricity to a town.
(MP3 - 19.1 MB - 55:16 M)

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In the fall of 1954, the US Atomic Energy Commission learned that the Soviet Union was planning to participate for the first time [...]

The Atomic Show #069 - Ray Haroldsen, Experimental Breeder Reactor 1 stories

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Ray Haroldsen, back by popular demand, shares some more stories about his experiences on the technical team of the EBR-1, including some information about the results of the core melt that occurred in Nov 1955.
(MP3 - 15.4 MB - 44:34 M)

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Last week, Ray Haroldsen shared some of his memories [...]

The Atomic Show #068 - Ray Haroldsen, Atomic Tinkerer who has tested the limits

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Ray Haroldsen is an atomic pioneer who began working at the National Reactor Testing Station in January 1952. He talks today about his experiences with EBR 1 and the BORAX series of reactor experiments.
(MP3 - 20.1 MB - 58:26 M)

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A good friend of mine contacted me recently and told [...]

The Atomic Show #067 - Interview with Bob Bromm, Mechanical Engineer

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Bob Bromm is a professional mechanical engineer. He has recently been assigned to a new job with the team that has a contract to provide architect-engineering services for a two reactor ABWR for NRG.
(MP3 - 15 MB - 43:18 M)

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As we have discussed on a number of occasions, the [...]