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On March 13, 1979, the NRC shut down five East Coast nuclear plants, taking 4.025 gigawatts of power offline. Engineers at the Beaver Valley plant had…
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Random Comments on Nuclear Now
Finally got a chance to see Nuclear Now, Oliver Stone's documentary on nuclear power. You can stream it for free at Register Now. Despite its flaws, it…
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Nimby or Yimby?
Figure 1. My new neighborhood nuclear plant? I have been spouting off on nuclear on substack since late last year. Maybe it's time to put up or shut up…
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Okrent on Nuclear Safety
If you don’t pursue safety in a cost effective manner, you are killing people.[David Okrent] Nuclear safety regulation has killed millions.
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Implementing Underwriter Certification of Nuclear Power
Underwriter Certification is a market based regulatory system. It harnesses human nature, rather than pretending bureaucrats are self-sacrificing…
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Can the NRC be Reborn?
In a recent post, I pointed out that the NRC's ability to change the rules of the game at will is incompatible with a deregulated electricity market. No…
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Cooling Towers are not Cool
2014 EPA rules effectively prohibit once through cooling for new power plants in the United States. These rules are based on reducing larval mortality…
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