What is the one thing missing in our national discussions around the conflation that is climate change, fossil fuels, green energy, and energy independence? Nuclear power. Plain and simple. A recent study finds that it is possible to completely replace … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. stumbled across this over at the Geeks are Sexy blogsite. For those of our readers who have been following the Higgs Boson story (for which not a lot has been going on since the recent ‘discovery’ … Continue reading →
Operative JW writes in to ask: Dread and awful Czar, Is what is because of what it is, or is what is because of something else? More the middle one, we suppose. The tech journalists are in a tizzy trying … Continue reading →
Didja know that President Obama and Mitt Romney already had their first debate? Yes, it was a science debate, which candidates responded to in writing. The Czar heard the Mitt Romney thumped the President pretty hard, so he went to … Continue reading →
One finds that arguing with an environmentalist is empowering for them within 5 minutes, and disastrous for them within 10 minutes. In other words, the longer you engage them, the worse they do. What it comes down to is that … Continue reading →
I’ve been doing some light reading recently on nuclear power, history and chemistry. Specifically, I’ve been learning more about LFTR (pronounced “lifter” – much like Bungie’s SPNKr is pronounced “spanker”) which stands for liquid fluoride thorium reactor. I’m going to … Continue reading →
Today* (yesterday) marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. ‘Puter mostly blames the Soviets for the disaster, as the plant’s fail safes were poorly designed and the reactor had no containment unit. ‘Puter does however recognize the courage … Continue reading →
Many may have seen this chart (click to embiggen) already but it is (1) a great graphical depiction and provides a lot of context to radiation levels (2) a nice reference when you hear of the issues in Japan and … Continue reading →
We should probably get used to stories like this. Another anti-nuclear person has taken a close look at the Fukushima incident, and has realized that nuclear, by God, is a helluva safe technology. While the greenies were clapping loudly over … Continue reading →
The worst part of this… …is that scientifically speaking, it way more accurate than anything we have seen in the American mainstream media. And they appear to have kept Chernobyl in correct perspective, too. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію … Continue reading →
Go over and read this excellent post. Really. We’ve pitched this idea with some of the American equivalent technology before (2 years ago people – yikes!). This isn’t and won’t be a Chernobyl and we’ll see Japan adopt more nuclear … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin is saddened by the tragedy that has befallen Japan and he offers his condolences to its citizens. Between the numerous lives that have been lost and the catastrophic damage to the country’s infrastructure this is truly one of … Continue reading →
Царь наш, of course the North Koreans didn’t figure out nuclear fusion this week. Kim Jong-Il discovered fusion as a child of four and never again did physics, lest lesser scientists be intimidated by his world-conquering genius which additionally explains … Continue reading →
First, kudos to the various elements of the government, law enforcement and other agencies who caught Shahzad before he could leave the country. But let’s be honest here: we got lucky. Lucky on multiple counts. Now, I’ll take lucky every … Continue reading →
You take them both and there you have: the Obama Administration’s oddly schizophrenic policy on nuclear issues! The good: more nuclear power. The bad: fewer nuclear weapons. It’s too early on a Monday morning for ‘Puter to reconcile these two … Continue reading →
LONDON — Nuclear power — long considered environmentally hazardous — is emerging as perhaps the world’s most unlikely weapon against climate change, with the backing of even some green activists who once campaigned against it. Says the WaPo. Considered by … Continue reading →
Since the world is ending before the 2016 Olympics, everyone is in a big rush to avoid fossil fuel energy sources and working towards these “renewable” energy sources. We’ve discussed this before – the real bottom line in energy production … Continue reading →
GorT was pleased to see this news story from researchers at University of Missouri. The promise that this kind of technological research is impressive. I’m waiting for the fearmongering to begin. You know, the fear of planes crashing into flashlights … Continue reading →
FUD is a public debate tactic, if I may stretch a bit, wherein the speaker or organization is facing serious opposition either in popularity, by factual data or by common sense. It is resorted to in order to appeal to … Continue reading →
Царь наш, don’t forget that the environmental lobby has a thirty-year history of anti-nuclear activism. A lot of this is irrational Three Mile Island hangover and atomic-bomb craziness, but there’s also an influential minority of environmentalists who don’t want cheap … Continue reading →
Germany is usually touted as among the greenest of the green European countries. Yet, election victor Angela Merkel intends to keep Germany’s nuclear plants operating longer than their required phase-outs. Why? Nuclear plants provide low cost electricity with no environmental … Continue reading →
You know, the Internet is chockablock with fuckwittery, but sometimes you read something that takes the cake. Now unlike the Mandarin, who when too close to a large magnet is overcome by the smell of burnt pork and a compulsion … Continue reading →
If you want to see more Democratic hypocrisy, you are in luck. You never need to wait long. Because remember: Obama is the science and technology president! Scientists celebrated that the Bush days of public lynchings of physicists, and underground … Continue reading →
Is this possible? Wow. The medication works by suppressing the “suicide mechanism” of cells hit by radiation, while enabling them to recover from the radiation-induced damages that prompted them to activate the suicide mechanism in the first place. Wow. Confucius, … Continue reading →
It looks like people do read our posts or maybe we just screamed loud enough about the embarrassing side of Dr. Chu’s policies. The Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have selected four companies to assist in … Continue reading →
Great news: President Obama has concluded that nuclear energy is a safe, clean, welcome alternative to conventional power, and is capable of solving national power shortages. This will end decades of nuke-fear by the Democratic party. No kidding! However, there … Continue reading →
After arriving home last night from a grueling work day with the prospects of more work to be done from home in the evening, I noticed that a number of “uniformed” petitioners were wandering our neighborhood. Two walked past the … Continue reading →
Apparently using his magic crystal ball, Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu has decided that fuel-cell vehicles will not pan out in the next 10 to 20 years and will eliminate government funding for research programs in this field. At the … Continue reading →
We’ve laid out the case for affordable, easily distributable “renewable” energy. We’ve pointed out that until the government pursues energy sources that are fiscally compelling it’s a lost cause. So what happens? We get Rep. Waxman (D-CA) and Rep. Markey … Continue reading →
I’ve been lax in posting more about nuclear power as of late. The Volgi even sent me a prompt which I’ll cite below. However, the main point that people should keep in mind when evaluating alternative power options is the … Continue reading →
NOW! DAMMIT! The supposed problem of “nuclear waste” is entirely the result of a the decision in 1976 by President Gerald Ford to suspend reprocessing, which President Jimmy Carter made permanent in 1977. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like … Continue reading →
In the late-1990s, Czar was once stomping West on Lake Street, in Chicago’s Loop, when he was approached by a young woman in a Greenpeace shirt carrying a clipboard. She asked the Czar if he were concerned about El Niño, … Continue reading →
Max Schulz, who goes way, way back with the Gormogons, has a terrific op-ed on the chimera of alternative energy in the Journal this morning about alternative energies. Read the whole thing, but if clicking through is just too damn … Continue reading →
[Continuing his homage au Puter the Czar drops another screed on a topic near and dear to the Ghetto P’s heart. Energy. The Puter knows a lot about energy, actually, and now we’ll all wait with bated breath to see … Continue reading →
I’m just waiting for Big Environment to put the kibosh on this effort: A small New Mexico startup company, Hyperion Power Generation, has plans to put small, tamper-proof, self-regulating nuclear reactors in people’s backyards…well, ok, maybe just somewhere in your … Continue reading →
…they could help the Turks out here with nuclear power expertise. Which would reduce Turkish dependence on Russian natural gas. Which helps everyone. (Except Putin.) Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
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