Dr. Jeffrey Patterson: Lessons from the Gulf for nuclear reactors
Column by Dr. Jeffrey Patterson Submit guest columns: freepress2@ntelos.net One crucial lesson from the BP oil spill is that measures to speed licensing, cut corners on safety and undermine regulation can lead to tragic consequences. Yet Congress appears on the verge of repeating mistakes that led to the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf. Federal lawmakers [...]
Webb announces nuclear initiative
Edited by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., joined Virginia-based Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy Inc. and Bechtel Power Corporation on Wednesday to announce a formal alliance to design, license and deploy the world’s first commercially viable Generation III++ small modular nuclear power plant. Design work for the small modular reactors will [...]
New nuclear energy is old news
And new projects are already under way, benefitting economies and creating jobs Column by Jarret Adams Submit guest columns: freepress2@ntelos.net Right now, nuclear energy is expanding around the world. According to the World Nuclear Association, there are 50 reactors under construction across the globe and another 130 (and counting) scheduled to come online over the [...]
Nuclear ‘renaissance’ or ‘retreat’? France is not the example
Column by Linda Gunter Submit guest columns: freepress2@ntelos.net It is perhaps no accident that the nuclear power industry chose a French word – “renaissance” – to promote its alleged comeback. Attached to this misapplied moniker are a series of fallacious suggestions that nuclear energy is “clean,” “safe” and even “renewable.” And, in keeping with [...]
Webb, Alexander introduce bipartisan clean-energy legislation
Staff Report Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Jim Webb (D-Va.) today introduced the The Clean Energy Act of 2009, a bipartisan bill to promote further investment and development of the nation’s clean energy technologies, including nuclear power and other resources. The Alexander-Webb bill is designed to invigorate the economy, create jobs, and move the United [...]
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