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Updates from ANS Nuclear Cafe Carnival of Nuclear Energy 189 By Will Davis on Dec 30, 2013 09:16 am The 189th Carnival of Nuclear Energy has been posted at Atomic Power Review.  You can click here to access this latest edition of a long-running tradition among the top pro-nuclear authors and bloggers writing in the English language. Each week, … Continue reading → Read in browser » ‘Twas the Wait for the License By ansnuclearcafe on Dec 24, 2013 12:57 pm by A. Priori A heartwarming traditional holiday tale [Editor's Note: In February of 2012, after a lengthy process of almost 4 years from the application for a Combined Construction and Operating License, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction … Continue reading → Read in browser » Nuclear Matinee: Inside Hinkley Point B By ansnuclearcafe on Dec 20, 2013 02:57 pm Today’s Nuclear Cafe Matinee takes faithful viewers “across the pond”—well, at least if one is situated in North America—to chat with Hinkley Point B Station Director Mike Harrison in southwest England. The Hinkley Point B reactors are a bit different … Continue reading → Read in browser » Eisenhower’s Atomic Power for Peace – The Civilian Application Program By Will Davis on Dec 19, 2013 12:57 pm by Will Davis President Eisenhower’s momentous Atomic Power for Peace speech to the United Nations in December 1953 included the bold statement: “It is not enough to take this weapon [a metaphor for atomic energy, specifically as weaponized only] out … Continue reading → Read in browser » Vermont Yankee: Now What Are Opponents Doing? By ansnuclearcafe on Dec 18, 2013 10:57 am By Howard Shaffer The shutdown of Vermont Yankee at the end of its current fuel cycle next fall has been announced. Now that opponents have been handed what they were working for, it might be expected that they would declare … Continue reading → Read in browser » Carnival of Nuclear Energy 187 By Will Davis on Dec 15, 2013 08:12 pm The 187th Carnival of Nuclear Energy is here – the weekly compilation of the best of the internet’s pro-nuclear authors and bloggers.  This time-honored feature appears on a rotating variety of the top English-language pro-nuclear blogs every weekend, and is … Continue reading → Read in browser » ANS 1st Annual Meeting Program By ansnuclearcafe on Dec 13, 2013 09:57 am Editor’s note: December 11 marked the 59th anniversary of the founding of the American Nuclear Society. After posting a note on ANS Facebook with an image of the ANS 1st annual meeting program cover, the thought struck… “Well, perhaps some … Continue reading → Read in browser » The “I’m a Nuke” Project: The Epic Saga of Tim the Vagabond Nuclear Engineer By ansnuclearcafe on Dec 12, 2013 01:00 am By Mark Reed Like many young and restless Ph.D. recipients, Tim Lucas was stricken with insatiable wanderlust. After completing his Doctorate in nuclear engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tim cast off the shackles of his societal commitments to begin … Continue reading → Read in browser » From the 2013 Young Professionals Congress – On Reluctant Leadership By ansnuclearcafe on Dec 11, 2013 10:10 am The following remarks were presented at the 2013 Young Professionals Congress, held in conjunction with the ANS Annual Winter Meeting on November 9. Participants recommended the text be made more widely available. By Gale Hauck “Welcome to the 2013 Young … Continue reading → Read in browser » Do oil and gas suppliers worry about nuclear energy development? By radams on Dec 10, 2013 02:57 pm By Rod Adams The 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 … Continue reading → Read in browser » Carnival of Nuclear Energy 186 By Will Davis on Dec 09, 2013 08:47 am The 186th Carnival of Nuclear Energy has posted at Next Big Future.  You can click here to see the latest installment of a time honored tradition which brings you, the reader, the best and most prominent pro-nuclear authors and bloggers … Continue reading → Read in browser » Past, Present, and Promise 3: Return to the NS Savannah By Will Davis on Dec 05, 2013 01:00 am By Will Davis Previous articles in this series were published on November 8 and November 14; this is the third and final installment of the series, which concludes just prior to the 60th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s famous “Atoms for … Continue reading → Read in browser » Millions for education, but not one cent for tribute By ansnuclearcafe on Dec 04, 2013 01:00 am By Meredith Angwin Since Entergy announced that it would close Vermont Yankee, I have been thinking about advice for nuclear plants going forward.  I mean, they haven’t asked me for my advice, but what the heck.  I have lots of … Continue reading → Read in browser » A reason for holiday cheer–Significant court victories on nuclear waste By ansnuclearcafe on Dec 03, 2013 01:00 am By Jim Hopf A United States appellate court recently handed down two long-awaited rulings with respect to Yucca Mountain. As most observers expected, both decisions were decidedly in nuclear’s favor. Yucca licensing effort The court essentially has ruled that the … Continue reading → Read in browser » Carnival of Nuclear Energy 185 By Will Davis on Dec 01, 2013 09:23 pm The 185th Carnival of Nuclear Energy has been posted at Atomic Power Review.  You can click here to see this latest installment of a long-running tradition among the top pro-nuclear bloggers and authors. Each week, a new edition of the … Continue reading → Read in browser » More to read:

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