Open the NSPE Home Page in a New Browser Window  |  Navigate to the NSPE Home Page (No New Browser Window)
nuclear power - Sustainability in Engineering

Browse by Tags

All Tags » nuclear power (RSS)
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8:07 AM

Vermont, Nuclear Power and State’s Rights

Entergy Corporation and the state of Vermont faced off last week in federal court over relicensing of Vermont Yankee. At issue is whether the state of Vermont has the right to deny relicensing of the 40-year-old nuclear power facility for an additional...
Posted by Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE | with no comments
Filed under: ,
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 9:43 AM

State’s Rights vs. National Interest

Entergy Corporation, the owner of Vermont’s only nuclear power plant (Vermont Yankee) is suing the state of Vermont over the ability to get relicensed to operate past its current license, which is set to expire in 2012. What makes the case interesting...
Posted by Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE | with no comments
Filed under: , ,
Wednesday, June 01, 2011 3:46 PM

No Nukes for Germany

German’s chancellor Angela Merkel announced last week that Germany would phase out all nuclear power in their country by 2022. Eight nuclear power plants were taken off-line shortly after the Fukashima incident in Japan and reportedly will not be...
Posted by Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE | with no comments
Filed under:
Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:58 AM

Can We Revisit Yucca Mountain?

In light of the Fukushima Daiichi plant catastrophe in Japan, leading nuclear experts are rethinking the safety and viability of the storage of spent nuclear fuel in cooling water pools. A recently released MIT study recommends that we rethink the entire...
Posted by Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE | 3 comment(s)
Filed under:
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:48 AM

Japan’s Nuclear Problem

We’re all anxiously hoping that Japan can get their Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant under control and prevent continued nuclear contamination releases into the air and water. The environmental damage that has already occurred will take many years...
Posted by Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE | with no comments
Filed under: , ,
Monday, March 01, 2010 2:10 PM

Vermont and the Nuclear Debate

President Obama has made a push to promote the construction of nuclear power facilities as part of his long-range energy plan. This has met with opposition from environmental groups and others with concerns about safety and the environment. To further...
Posted by Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE | 1 comment(s)
Filed under: , , ,
Friday, February 05, 2010 7:39 AM

President Obama’s Energy Proposal

Earlier this week, President Obama laid out his energy policy which highlighted strong support for “clean coal” and biofuels. The New York Times (2/4, John Broder) reported that the president “is trying to expand the portfolio of American...
Posted by Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE | with no comments
Filed under: , ,
Monday, January 04, 2010 2:56 PM

A Nuclear Waste Solution?

Maybe I spend too much blog time discussing nuclear power, but I feel there isn’t enough advocacy for a technology that has a place on our global energy future. A recent article in Science Daily describes a “4th generation or Gen IV ”...
Posted by Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE | with no comments
Filed under:
Friday, December 04, 2009 1:13 PM

Is Yucca Mountain Dead?

The New Your Times reported recently that President Obama has cut off DOE funding for the Yucca Mountain project and is reportedly planning to withdraw the project’s permit application at the NRC. Yucca Mountain in Nevada had previously been identified...
Posted by Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE | with no comments
Filed under: , ,
Monday, September 21, 2009 8:13 AM

Is Nuclear Power in our Energy Future?

As part of our effort to secure our national energy future, I think nuclear power needs to be in the mix. In Europe, the next generation of nuclear power plants applies advances in nuclear engineering and technology to create a more efficient and safer...
Posted by Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE | with no comments
Filed under: , ,