Palisades - some general comments.

Over the last several months, I have received numerous questions about Palisades Nuclear Power Station which is located near South Haven, Mi...

Frontline on PBS at 10 Eastern 2/28/12

Frontline will be airing its second piece in recent months on nuclear energy - this time focusing on the Fukushima Daiichi accident and even...

Atomic Power Review - February 24, 2012

It's time for another roundup of widely published and not so widely published nuclear energy news... but first, a note about a new APR f...

Japan should consider restarting nuclear plants.

Thanks to Dan Yurman and Margaret Harding for the tip on this developing story. As of today, there are increasing reports out of Japan that ...

Carnival 92 - link here!

The 92nd Carnival of Nuclear Bloggers is up at the American Nuclear Society's ANS Nuclear Cafe blog right now. Click here to get to Carn...

Atomic Power Review- February 17, 2012

It's been a while since I've rounded up some of the more interesting news in the world of nuclear energy; thus, it's time for an...

Fukushima Daiichi No. 2 temperature update

This writer's assumption of February 7 seems now confirmed by TEPCO, who are now saying that the high-reading instrument near the bottom...

Carnival over at Yes Vermont Yankee (No. 91)

MEREDITH ANGWIN has put up, this evening, the 91st Carnival of Nuclear Bloggers at YES VERMONT YANKEE. As I've said so many times before...

Vogtle COL approval vote indicates perspective on "nuclear renaissance"

Quite a number of people, including this author, have used the term "nuclear renaissance" to indicate the present tide that appear...

The long drought is over; a new energy future for America.

Today's announcement by the NRC that the vote to approve COL's (combined Construction and Operating Licenses) for Plant Vogtle Units...

Nuclear Halftime in America is Over

Today, the NRC has announced completion of its mandatory hearing to approve COL (Combined License) for the two Westinghouse AP1000 PWR plant...

Fukushima Daiichi update - February 7, 2012

It is time to make a brief update on two items of interest which have been brought up by certain media and which are now gaining traction in...

Carnival of Nuclear Bloggers No. 90

This week ATOMIC POWER REVIEW is proud to present the collective work of the world's leading pro-nuclear bloggers, with the return here ...

San Onofre - Primary to Secondary leak

Unit 3 at California's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has experienced a primary to secondary leak in one of its steam generators....