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Atomic Insights Periodical Index
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January 29, 2008 (post date) President Ford: Statement on Nuclear Policy October 28, 1976.
June 11, 2006 Health Effects of Low Level Radiation: When will we acknowledge the reality? by Dr. Jerry M. Cuttler
May 02, 2006 Chernobyl: Fear of the Unknown? by Dr. Zbigniew Jaworowski
February 24, 2006 What limits reactor fuel burnup?
January 25, 2006: How I developed my atomic insights
June 26, 2005: Building New School Energy Wells
June 7, 2005: Atomic Insight: PBMR Update
June 4, 2005: A Time For Opportunity and Caution
May 1, 2005: BP versus Exelon
April 26, 2005: Are Nuclear Plants Really Terrorist Targets?
April 12, 2005: An Early Passion for Nuclear Energy
April 1, 2005: Replacing Oil With Uranium
March 27, 2005: Time for Plan B - Yucca Mountain Project Should Close Shop
March 20, 2005: Nuclear Power for Galena, Alaska
March 9, 2005: Too Cheap to Meter - It's Now True
March 4, 2005: Fusion versus Fission - Difficult versus Easy
February 24, 2005: Saying the 'N' word - Nuclear - in polite company
May 12, 2004: Atomic Energy: Powerful Job Generator
November 27, 2003: Rooting for the Underdog: Small Nations Often Need Atomic Power
November 11, 2003: Ike Was Right: we Need Atoms for Peace
April 01, 2002: Ike Was Right: Oil is Obsolete
February 02, 2002: Yucca Mountain: Right Answer; Wrong Question
November 16, 2001: Irradiation and Semantics
October 24, 2001: Wouldn't It Be Great If We Didn't Need Oil?
June 12, 2001: CAREM: A Small, Innovative Pressurized Water Reactor
May 25, 2001: NA-YGN is Alive and Kicking
May 17, 2001: The "N" (Nuclear) Word is no Longer Taboo
April 26, 2001: The long term effects of Chernobyl debated
April 3, 2001: Atlas is shrugging in the People's State of California
March 22, 2001: Get your ash out of here!
March 6, 2001: The 760 MMMPG Carburetor
February 13, 2001: Exelon goes first with PBMR
January 23, 2001: Cenfuel could burn well in California.
January 9, 2001: Dear Mr. President, Send in the Nukes.
December 29, 2000: Bandwagon Gas Market
December 6, 2000: Nuclear Confusion, anti-nuclear collusion
November 6, 2000: A Vision for Nuclear Power
December 1996/January 1997
Plutonium and uranium made surplus by the end of the Cold War have an energy value in the tens to hundreds of billions of dollars depending on how the comparisons are computed. Even so, several groups whose members cringe at the idea of throwing away even a single aluminum can are adamantly advocating a policy aimed at treating this material as waste and buried underground without first extracting any value. We think they are being illogical.
October/November 1996
In cold, remote, often dark Antarctica, a nuclear powered generator offers incredible potential. This fact was recognized in the 1950s. In March 1962, the idea became a reality when PM-3A achieved its initial criticality. This issue focuses on the history of the plant and its unfairly tarnished reputation.
September 1996
Can you imagine what it would be like to have a battery that could provide continuous power for decades? Amazingly enough, the technology has been in use for more than thirty years with little fanfare and few attempts to market the batteries to the huge commercial market. In this issue we tell you a bit about the history and technology of radioisotope thermal generators.
August 1996
Recently, a Russian organization announced its intentions to develop power barges for remote areas based on their proven 70 MW nuclear ice breaker engines. This issue of AEI takes a look at the growing market for barge mounted power plants and investigates two early nuclear power barge programs.
July 1996
On January 3, 1961, the SL-1, a small boiling water reactor designed for powering and heating remote radar stations, exploded. All three operators on the site were killed in the accident, leaving investigators to determine what happened. The July issue of Atomic Energy Insights provides the results of the investigations and reveals some information that was never part of the offical reports
June 1996
The June issue focuses on the CANDU® pressurized heavy water reactors. It describes why the system was developed and what advantages it has over other reactor systems in certain applications.
May 1996
The May issue focuses on the concept of simple, moderate sized, nuclear heated gas turbine engines. It challenges several existing paradigms, most notably the idea that nuclear power can only compete in the market for very large power plants.
April 1996
The April issue is our first anniversary issue. It focuses on the lessons learned from the tragedy at Chernobyl following the accident on April 26, 1986. Sadly, the letter also points out some lessons that have not yet been learned.
March 1996
The March issue focuses on the heated debate over the Yucca Mountain spent fuel repository. We are pleased to welcome Mr. Theodore Rockwell, the author of The Rickover Effect: How One Man Made a Difference as a guest columnist. Mr. Rockwell shares his insight on the gravity of this issue.
February 1996
The February issue covers the initial market battle between the American light water reactors and the European gas cooled reactors. A key feature of this issue is the discussion of the reasons behind the purchase decisions that were made.
January 1996
The January issue discusses some of the technical decisions made by the designers of the first nuclear electric power stations, the CO2 cooled Magnox reactors in Great Britain and France.
December 1995
The December issue discusses the technical decisions that lead to the selection of the pressurized water reactor as the first choice for the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine program.
November 1995
The November issue describes the small reactors designed for remote site power stations. It is dedicated to the small group of soldiers, sailors and airmen who operated prefab reactors in places like Greenland, Anarctica, and the Panama Canal Zone from 1957 until 1974.
October 1995
In the October issue we talk about breeder reactors, both conventional liquid metal types and an interesting light water experiment. We also discuss some of the political attacks aimed against plutonium fuel cycles
September 1995
In the September issue we take a bit of a flyer and talk about nuclear rocket programs and their potential earthy applications.
August 1995
The August issue is devoted to analysis of nuclear cost items. It discusses the cost of ALARA radiation controls.
July 1995
The July issue focuses on nuclear ship propulsion. It includes a rare picture of the N.S. Savannah, a discussion of the Japanese nuclear research ship the Mutsu, and comments from eminent mariners regarding nuclear ship propulsion.
June 1995
In June AEI discussed ways to minimize the production of nuclear waste by recycling, reusing, and reducing the amount of fuel used.
May 1995
The May issue was dedicated to providing some information about the health effects of radiation including the health effects of plutonium. Several tables of data are included that show normal sources of radiation.
April 1995
April was our introductory issue. You can meet the editor, learn about nuclear batteries, find out how small a problem nuclear waste really is and learn about the beginning of nuclear power in the United States.
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