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Oct 25

Developing Nations are Going Nuclear – Will the West Follow or Fall Futher Behind?

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Rant No Comments

Last week I provided an extensive analysis of how Chernobyl’s RBMK reactor design and the chain of reckless events led to its 1986 disaster. The study sets the stage to explain why that won’t happen with power plants in the United States. Let’s take a minute to examine why nuclear power is a good fit for our needs. Nuclear Power’s Plug into Our Grid Commercial nuclear power plants operate continuously at full power for 90-95% of the year. They require an average of three to four weeks a year for maintenance and refueling. One charge of nuclear fuel, about 3%…

Oct 13

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Renewable NIMBY

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Rant, Renewable Energy 2 Comments

"There should be a place for these -- someplace that isn't going to impact families quite so much." This was a quote regarding wind turbines from a woman in the Wall Street Journal article Renewable Energy, Meet the New Nimby. I laughed out loud for a while when I read this California has a mandate for 33% renewable energy consumption by 2020. New York: 25% by 2013. Oregon: 25% by 2025. These states and similar ones have meager interim targets and/or have meager portfolios today. Some serious ramp up is required. However, it seems people claim to want it but…