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Vogtle Report: Delivery of Reactor Vessel Complete

Submitted by Mary Claire Birdsong on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 3:31pm

 



The Vogtle Report

Delivery of Reactor Vessel Complete

By Mary Claire Birdsong

 

Choosy Mothers Choose…Low-Dose Radiation

Submitted by Mary Claire Birdsong on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 11:29pm

BIG NUCLEAR
Short commentary on nuclear energy, nuclear medicine, and radiation

Celebrating the Italian Nobel Scientist Montalcini

Submitted by Mary Claire Birdsong on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 10:58am

 

Montalcini’s Legacy

Flip the Switch

Submitted by Mary Claire Birdsong on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 12:39pm

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Expert Insights: The Crazy, Mixed-Up World of "Nuclear Waste"

Submitted by Mary Claire Birdsong on Mon, 07/23/2012 - 1:18pm

  Expert Insights:  The Crazy, Mixed-Up World of "Nuclear Waste"

 An exclusive written interview with nuclear energy expert Dr. Ted Rockwell (TR) by high school student, Mary Claire Birdsong (MCB).

Format:  Mary Claire Birdsong, age 17, corresponded with senior scientist Dr. Ted Rockwell via email from March 2012 through April 2012. 

Topic:  The conversation covered the subject of spent nuclear “waste,” safety, storage, and containment. 

Economist Response: I'm Not the Only One

Submitted by Mary Claire Birdsong on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 8:49pm

 

“And all the king’s horses, and all the king’s men, could not put Humpty together again!”

Goodbye Sun, Goodbye Wind: Singing the Blues with Elton

Submitted by Mary Claire Birdsong on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 11:21am

When are you gonna come down

A Glimpse Inside a Boiling Water Reactor Nuclear Power Plant

Submitted by Mary Claire Birdsong on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:33pm

Many people we ask about nuclear energy will readily admit they do not understand the processes or basics of nuclear energy.  Fission is just an interesting science word.  If they like science, they often know it has to do with an atom, or even the nucleus of an atom.  But most will go on to admit that they still have an opinion about nuclear energy - an uninformed one.

Nuclear Literacy - A New Voice

Submitted by Mary Claire Birdsong on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 2:59pm

“Most of us were taught that the goal of science is power over nature, as if science and power were one thing and nature quite another. Niels Bohr observed to the contrary that the more modest but relentless goal of science is, in his words, ‘the gradual removal of prejudice.’ By ‘prejudice,’ Bohr meant belief unsupported by evidence.”

–Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Rhodes

While the US "Angsts" Over Nuclear Energy...Russia Scores Major Victory

Submitted by Mary Claire Birdsong on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 5:41pm

Imagine the headlines.  U.S. Company to Construct 4 Nuclear Plants in Jordan. Imagine the jobs and income that would accrue to the U.S. economy for years to come. Imagine the increases in international influence that would follow.  Imagine!  However, today’s reality tells me not to waste my dreams on seeing America benefit from its scientific preeminence. U.S. domestic energy policy consists of gibberish and shenanigans, waste and political corruption- not leadership. When and if the U.S. bumbles out of our own energy crisis, we might still be relevant internationally. Maybe.  

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