RadioNuclear 22: HBO’s Chernobyl: A Setback or Opportunity? ANS Nuclear CafeJune 27, 2019, 2:14PM|Doug HardtmayerEpisode 22 of RadioNuclear is now available. In this episode, we discuss the recent miniseries "Chernobyl", which recently concluded on HBO. We debunk some of the more egregious articles written in the wake of the show (see links to these articles below). We also discuss good ways to engage with individuals who are captivated with the show, and not necessarily familiar with nuclear technology.Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societyatomic energy commissionchernobyldepartment of energydoug hardtmayerenvironmental benefits of nuclearfukushimahbonuclear historynuclear newsnuclear opponentsnuclear regulatory commissionnuclear sciencenuscalepublic policyradiationreactorsregulationrussiasmall modular reactorsu.s. governmentunion of concerned scientists (ucs)Share:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
What Did We Learn From Three Mile Island?ANS Nuclear CafeMarch 25, 2014, 6:00AM|Rod AdamsThirty-five years ago this week, a nuclear reactor located on an island in the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, suffered a partial core melt.Go to ArticleTags:lessons learnednuclear historynuclear opponentsrod adamsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Do oil and gas suppliers worry about nuclear energy development?ANS Nuclear CafeDecember 10, 2013, 8:57PM|Rod AdamsThe world oil market is not a free market. Prices are manipulated by a small number of producers that adjust production rates to achieve desired prices that are high enough to provide maximum profits, without being high enough to encourage customers to aggressively pursue alternative energy sources.Go to ArticleTags:economic benefits of nuclearnuclear opponentsuraniumShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Robert O. Anderson - banking heir, oil wildcatter, big oil exec, financier of antinuclear movementANS Nuclear CafeAugust 6, 2013, 6:00AM|Rod AdamsIn 1970, Robert O. Anderson gave David Brower $200,000 as seed money to form the virulent antinuclear group that calls itself Friends of the Earth. I learned that important piece of information while reading a book by F. William Engdahl titled A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order. Here is the passage that opened my eyes:Go to ArticleTags:environmental benefits of nuclearnuclear opponentsrod adamsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Speaking out of turn at the NRC meetingANS Nuclear CafeMay 2, 2013, 6:00AM|Meredith AngwinA few days ago, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a public meeting to discuss its yearly assessment of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The assessment results were excellent (all green).Go to ArticleTags:meredith angwinnuclear opponentsvermont yankeeview from vermontShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
2012 ~ The year that was in nuclear energyANS Nuclear CafeDecember 6, 2012, 7:00AM|Dan YurmanPlus a few pointers to what's in store for 2013Go to ArticleTags:chinadepartment of energyfukushimaindiairaniran uranium enrichmentlicensingmars space rovernew nuclear constructionnuclear energynuclear opponentsnuclear powernuclear regulatory commissionradiationrussiasan onofre nuclear generating stationsmall modular reactorstennessee valley authorityu.s. congressShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Challenging scientific organizations to adhere to scientific methodsANS Nuclear CafeNovember 6, 2012, 12:18AM|Rod Adams RockwellFor more than two years, I have been privileged to be included in correspondence about a battle for truth led by Ted Rockwell, one of the pioneers of nuclear energy and radiation protection. He continues to seek support of nuclear energy and radiation professionals in an effort to encourage the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) to do something that is apparently difficult for any large organization to do-apologize and take effective action to correct a continuing mistake.Go to ArticleTags:chernobylnew york academy of sciencesnuclear opponentsradiationradiation health effectsrod adamsted rockwellShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
NRC Public Meeting on San Onofre: October 9 via Webcast, TwitterANS Nuclear CafeOctober 10, 2012, 1:25AM|ANS Nuclear CafeNote: The NRC public meeting on San Onofre steam generator issues has now adjourned. The webcast will soon be available in archived form at http://video.nrc.gov/. The twitter feed featuring participation by groups on all sides of the issue can be viewed HERE (tweets will eventually expire).Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societyatomic power reviewmeredith angwinnuclear opponentsnuclear regulatory commissionpublic hearingpublic opinionsan onofresan onofre nuclear generating stationsouthern california edisonsteam generatorswill davisShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
The Genesis: Founding of the Anti-Nuclear MovementANS Nuclear CafeOctober 9, 2012, 6:00AM|Howard Shaffer"There is no Democracy in the United States"Go to ArticleTags:anna gyorgyjohn gofmanlionel delevingnemontaguenuclear opponentsview from vermontShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Uranium 233 is a valuable resource, no matter what Robert Alvarez believesANS Nuclear CafeOctober 2, 2012, 6:00AM|Rod AdamsRobert Alvarez has issued another misleading report about energy dense fuel materials, titled Managing the Uranium-233 Stockpile of the United States.Go to ArticleTags:department of energyfuel cyclenuclear energynuclear fuel cyclenuclear opponentsrod adamsthoriumthorium-232u.s. department of energyuranium-233Share:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
The future of nuclear at #MOXChatANS Nuclear CafeSeptember 25, 2012, 6:00AM|Laura ScheeleOn September 11, the National Nuclear Security Administration (U.S. Department of Energy) hosted a public meeting in Chattanooga, Tenn., concerning its Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the disposition of surplus weapons-grade plutonium as mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for use in power reactors. You may have seen the ANS Call to Action for the hearing and perhaps read the ANS position statement or background information.Go to ArticleTags:alex woodsamerican nuclear societyans local sectionsans student sectionscenter for nuclear science and technology informationchattanoogachattanooga state community collegelessons learnedmox fuelnon-proliferationnonproliferationnuclear fuel cyclenuclear literacy projectnuclear opponentsnuclear powersteve skutniktvaShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Call to Action: Public hearing on MOX fuel tonight in ChattanoogaANS Nuclear CafeSeptember 11, 2012, 7:15PM|ANS Nuclear CafeWHO: Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societyans student sectionsmox fuelnonproliferationnuclear opponentsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS Man vs. the Anti-Nuclear Zombie PlagueANS Nuclear CafeSeptember 10, 2012, 6:20AM|Dave Pointer Go to ArticleTags:ans local sectionsans manans student sectionsmox fuelnuclear energynuclear opponentsnuclear powerplutoniumtvaShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
The Search For Nuclear HappinessANS Nuclear CafeAugust 28, 2012, 6:00AM|Meredith AngwinThis year, and especially during these long tomato-filled days of August, I have been thinking a lot about happiness. Actually, I have been thinking even more about unhappiness.Go to ArticleTags:nuclear opponentsview from vermontShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Sowing the seeds of curiosityANS Nuclear CafeJune 13, 2012, 6:00AM|Suzy Hobbs BakerI have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. Go to ArticleTags:educationenvironmental benefits of nuclearnuclear opponentsnuclear technologyShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Facts and fears at NRC public review in VermontANS Nuclear CafeJune 12, 2012, 6:00AM|Howard ShafferVermont Yankee's annual NRC performance review for the previous calendar year was held May 23, in Brattleboro Union High School, within 10 miles of the plant. In previous years, annual reports and state meetings have been held here, and in the Vernon Elementary School, across the road from the plant. The town of Vernon stopped hosting plant-related events due to behavior of some attendees.Go to ArticleTags:entergyhoward shaffernuclear energynuclear opponentsnuclear regulatory commissionpublic opinionspent fuelu.s. nuclear regulatory commissionvermontvermont yankeeview from vermontShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Starting a new nuclear construction industry is hard workANS Nuclear CafeJune 6, 2012, 6:00AM|Rod AdamsConstruction at Vogtle units 3 and 4 and VC Summer units 2 and 3 is not going as well as many nuclear advocates would like. I'm not surprised, but neither are most people who have been involved in complex construction and technology projects that involve a lot of moving parts and numerous interested parties. Nothing that happens at those projects will change my mind that atomic fission is a superior way to produce heat and boil water. There is little chance that events at those individual projects will convince me that there is something fundamentally wrong with the advanced passive reactor plant design.Go to ArticleTags:lessons learnednuclear opponentsnuclear regulatory commissionpwrswestinghouseShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
NRC Public Meeting in Brattleboro: The Politics of IntimidationANS Nuclear CafeMay 29, 2012, 6:00AM|Meredith AngwinA recent public meeting held by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) turned out to be a horrific way for a nuclear supporter to spend an evening. The NRC held the meeting to report its annual review of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant's performance. The plant received the highest safety ratings, but that was not the focus of the May 23 meeting in Brattleboro, Vt.-to put it mildly.Go to ArticleTags:meredith angwinnuclear opponentspublic hearingu.s. nuclear regulatory commissionvermontvermont yankeeview from vermontShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Spent fuel at Fukushima Daiichi safer than assertedANS Nuclear CafeMay 16, 2012, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeIn recent days, a number of articles have been printed that assert that a grave danger exists at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear generating station. These articles claim that this danger exists due to the condition of the spent nuclear fuel at the site and the supposedly shaky condition of its storage and care. Two examples:Go to ArticleTags:earthquakeengineeringfukushimanatural disastersnuclear opponentsradiationspent fuelShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
The Vermont Yankee Follies ContinueANS Nuclear CafeMay 15, 2012, 6:00AM|Howard ShafferSince March 22 of this year, the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has been operating via a 20-year license extension granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The State of Vermont has been barred from attempting to shut down the plant by federal court injunctions. Nonetheless, the follies surrounding the plant continue, with all stakeholders participating: the legal system, the legislature, plant supporters, and plant opponents.Go to ArticleTags:entergynuclear opponentsnuclear regulatory commissionradiationunion of concerned scientists (ucs)view from vermontShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook