Editors note: On June 11, 2015, Eugene Grecheck became the 2015-2016 president of the American Nuclear Society. The following is his vision for nuclear and ANS.
South Korea's Shin-Kori units 3 and 4 (left pair) and 5 and 6 (right pair.) Preconstruction art courtesy KEPCO.
by Will Davis, reporting from the 2015 ANS Annual Meeting
by Will Davis, reporting from the ANS Annual Meeting in San Antonio
By Jim Conca
The 261st edition of the Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival has posted at Atomic Power Review.
Opinion piece for ANS Nuclear Cafe by Will Davis
by Sophie Prevot
ANS Nuclear Cafe is proud to host the 259th Nuclear Energy Blogger Carnival. This rotating feature travels around the various pro-nuclear, English-language blogs every week and showcases the top blog posts of those blogs, as submitted by the blog authors or administrators. Let's get to it!
Editor's Note: Evan Twarog is a new nuclear enthusiast writer from New Hampshire. We welcome his first article on the ANS Nuclear Cafe.
Tugs prepare to start the former nuclear barge Sturgis on the final voyage this morning, April 16, 2015. Photo courtesy NS SAVANNAH ASSOCIATION, INC.Tugs prepare to start the former nuclear barge Sturgis on the final voyage this morning, April 16, 2015. Photo courtesy NS SAVANNAH ASSOCIATION, INC.
This morning at twenty minutes after nine, the historic nuclear barge Sturgis began what will surely be the final voyage in its life. Shut down since 1976 and unneeded, the barge is being towed to Texas where it will ultimately be completely dismantled and scrapped.
by Will Davis
Callaway Energy Center - one of the completed, historic SNUPPS nuclear plants. Photo courtesy AMEREN Missouri.
by Will Davis
The 251st edition of the Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival has posted at Neutron Bytes.
Editor's Note: The Department of Energy's Richard S. Goorevich answered questions posed by American Nuclear Society members to clarify details regarding the 10 CFR 810 rule: Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities, which goes into effect March 25, 2015.
Tihange Nuclear Plant, Belgium. Courtesy Electrabel.
The years-long saga surrounding the reactor pressure vessels at the Doel-3 nuclear power plant and Tihange-2 NPP in Belgium has taken another turn, pushing these units back into the broader news cycle and renewing calls from some (uninformed) quarters for further worldwide action and/or permanent shutdowns.
The 248th Nuclear Energy Blogger Carnival is being held this week right here at ANS Nuclear Cafe!
The 247th edition of the Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival has posted at Neutron Bytes.
by Beth Kelly