Jarret Adams

Nuclear Policy Outlook – Fourth Quarter 2006

jarretadams — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:36:35 +0000

From Vision to Foundation: Ensuring the Workers, Components and Fuel for New Reactors

What will it really take to build new nuclear power plants in the United States? How you answer that question depends on your point of view and how you measure the challenge. The Energy Department predicts demand for significant increases in electricity production—45 percent by 2030. As a result, energy companies are exploring options for new baseload electricity generation, including new nuclear reactors.

Nuclear Policy Outlook, May/June 2007

jarretadams — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:31:36 +0000

Bringing Back Browns Ferry 1

The restart of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Brown Ferry 1 reactor last month marks a major achievement for the U.S. nuclear energy industry. Although TVA did not build the reactor from scratch, it completed the Brown Ferry 1 project on schedule and within budget expectations. This augurs well for other companies exploring construction of new reactors in the United States.

Red Herring, Sept. 30, 2000

jarretadams — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:09:49 +0000

In the Shadow of Finland

Stockholm has become a kind of Klondike for the wireless Web. But instead of Alaskan gold, prospectors are flocking to the city to lay claim to the fortunes that may reside in the “Web without wires.”

Nuclear Policy Outlook, September/October 2007

jarretadams — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:38:05 +0000

Nuclear Energy: Advancing Its Critical Role in Climate Change Policy

America’s nuclear power plants produce nearly three-quarters of the electricity that does not directly produce greenhouse gases. Prudent policies to address the climate change issue—domestically and internationally—should recognize nuclear energy’s contribution. What opportunities lie ahead as these policies take shape?