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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

ANS Update: Is Climate Change a Business Opportunity for the Nuclear Industry?

Is Climate Change a Business Opportunity for the Nuclear Industry?

By pbowersox on Sep 12, 2012 01:00 am

By Suzy Hobbs Baker A few months ago, I wrote about the need to have an active dialogue between the nuclear community and the climate change community. Since then, the severity of the drought in the Midwest has continued to … Continue reading →
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Intermission blogging

By sskutnik on Sep 11, 2012 06:16 pm

The draft SEIS meeting for disposition of surplus weapons plutonium in MOX fuel started out relatively smoothly – lots (and I mean lots) of pro-nuclear folks in the room; my initial estimates would put the pro-nuclear folks from the University of … Continue reading →
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Great turnout at #MOXChat

By lscheele on Sep 11, 2012 05:45 pm

A quick shot of the ANS member room before the open house kicked off – students in the royal blue t-shirts are with the Chattanooga State ANS Student Section.
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Live from Chatanooga – Introductions

By sskutnik on Sep 11, 2012 04:47 pm

Hi folks, Steve Skutnik here—you may know me from The Neutron Economy blog. I’m also currently an assistant professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Tennessee. I’ll be here with Suzy Hobbs-Baker (of PopAtomic Studios) and Laura Scheele live-blogging … Continue reading →
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Call to Action: Public hearing on MOX fuel tonight in Chattanooga

By pbowersox on Sep 11, 2012 02:15 pm

WHO: American Nuclear Society members in the Tennessee Valley region WHAT: Public hearing on the use of mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel technologies for surplus plutonium disposition—Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement WHEN: Today, Tuesday, September 11 5:30pm–8:00pm Eastern Time (click HERE for schedule—scroll down) … Continue reading →
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