Wired Magazine has a nice article on nuclear energy in the latest issue (13.02: the Firefox issue). It’s mostly about the US industry: why it stalled, ideas for kick starting it, and potential problems with doing just that. It’s a good article; I learned a few things I didn’t know before. In particular, I didn’t […]
Monthly Archives: January 2005
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Knight in a Dark Suit
30 January 2005 – 4:10 pm
It seems that the Danny Williams’ flag removal gamble has paid off. He got what he wanted: a meeting with the Prime Minister and, of course, the big boost to the revenues of Newfoundland and Labrador. Honestly, I’m not sure how much the flag issue helped or hindered, but now that the deal is done […]
Spent Nuke Fuel
Here’s something else I learned from the Wired Nuclear energy article. (I really should read the article all the way through before posting.) Here’s a fun fact: Spent nuclear fuel – the stuff intended for permanent disposal at Yucca Mountain – retains 95 percent of its energy content. That’s really remarkable. There is so much […]