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Gwyneth Cravens talks about nuclear energy in Vermont
View from Vermont by Meredith Angwin Gwyneth Cravens came to Vermont last week for a full plate of speaking engagements and media interviews. Howard Shaffer, myself, and John McClaughry of the Ethan...
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NRC Public Meeting in Brattleboro: The Politics of Intimidation
By Meredith Angwin A recent public meeting held by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) turned out to be a horrific way for a nuclear supporter to spend an evening. The NRC held the meeting to...
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Pro-Nuclear Activism: Something for Everyone
by Meredith Angwin A few days ago, the Connecticut Section of the American Nuclear Society invited Howard Shaffer and me to give a talk on “Pro-Nuclear Activism.” Well, it is true, we have been very...
View ArticleNRC Public Meeting on San Onofre: October 9 via Webcast, Twitter
Note: The NRC public meeting on San Onofre steam generator issues has now adjourned. The webcast will soon be available in archived form at http://video.nrc.gov/. The twitter feed featuring...
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Vermont Yankee and Optimism
By Meredith Angwin Refueling optimism The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant will refuel this spring, probably in March or April. Vermont Yankee’s statement announcing the refueling was optimistic...
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Framing the Discourse
By Meredith Angwin I have been thinking lately about “framing the discourse” on nuclear energy. Framing is the way that people use words and concepts to present their points of view in an...
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Speaking out of turn at the NRC meeting
By Meredith Angwin A few days ago, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a public meeting to discuss its yearly assessment of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The assessment results were...
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Farmers, City Folk, and Renewable Energy
By Meredith Angwin City people sometimes move to a farming community and then are somewhat shocked that the beautiful fields are actually not just for looking at and painting. A farmer’s fields are a...
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Philosophy, Shale Gas, and the ANS Annual Meeting
By Meredith Angwin Philosophy 1) Show up 2) Pay attention 3) Tell the truth 4) Don’t be attached to the consequences This sequence seems very relevant to my experience at the American Nuclear...
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Prisoner’s Dilemma and New Types of Nuclear Reactors
By Meredith Angwin Prisoner’s Dilemma is a famous example of game theory. You can look at this example in quite a few ways. I especially think of this game when I am thinking about Liquid Fluoride...
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We are not Spock: Emotion and Nuclear Power
By Meredith Angwin When Leonard Nimoy wrote his first autobiography, it was titled I Am Not Spock. Nimoy had mixed feelings about the title, but it did entice people to read the book. Who would want to...
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Millions for education, but not one cent for tribute
By Meredith Angwin Since Entergy announced that it would close Vermont Yankee, I have been thinking about advice for nuclear plants going forward. I mean, they haven’t asked me for my advice, but what...
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