Guess that's what we get for keeping our heads in the sand for the past 30+ years.
Here's the webinar info:
Can the U.S. Catch the World in the Nuclear Power Race?
Excelsior College webinar brings together nuclear scholars and practitioners from across the country
Albany,N.Y (Jan.24, 2011) -- Excelsior College will host a webinar entitled "Can the U.S. Catch the World in the Nuclear Power Race" in recognition of the American Nuclear Society's (ANS) National Nuclear Science Week.
The January 26th webinar begins at 7:30 pm. It brings together scholars and nuclear tech practitioners from across the country and will use recent Chinese claims of a major breakthrough in nuclear fuel reprocessing as a starting point for a discussion on America's potentially diminishing role in the technology it pioneered and the consequences of falling further behind France, Russia, Japan, and others who continue to expand their investments in clean nuclear power generation.
Who: Excelsior College's School of Business & Technology
What: "Can the U.S. Catch the World in the Nuclear Power Race?" webinar in recognition of National Nuclear Science Week
Where: RSVP to Excelsior College's Tina Perfetti at tperfetti@excelsior.edu for login information
When: January 26, 7:30 - 8:30 pm EST
Excelsior College is one of only 18 schools nationwide and the only distance learning institution to be approved for a student chapter of the American Nuclear Society. For more information or to interview Dr. Jane LeClair, Dean of the School of Business and Technology, about the webinar and other innovative approaches Excelsior College is using to connect - and teach - students, email Mike Lesczinski, Public Relations Manager for Excelsior College, at mlesczinski@excelsior.edu.
Watched the news lately? Nuclear, no matter how many safety advances, is still subject to Mother Nature...
ReplyDeleteThere are safer green alternatives. Some folks aren't as interested in investing in them because no one can own the wind or the sun, but these alternatives don't require mass evacuations and mandatory iodine tablets.
http://nukefree.org/editorsblog/japans-quake-could-have-irradiated-entire-us
ReplyDeleteInteresting reading from a different source.
This article is another display of the unsubstantiated, anti-at-all-costs, Chicken Little attitude toward nuclear power. Even worse, it's done at the expense of the suffering of the poor people in Japan.
ReplyDeleteAnon. 7:12, you, and the author, should be embarassed.
It is good to seek out all sources of information. From the very title you know that it is "anti nuke," but that doesn't mean you should disregard it. And as far as the suffering of the people in Japan, it doesn't make light of it either. There is nothing to be ashamed of when you are looking at all the angles. It makes for a good sound bite, but does little to uncover the truth.
ReplyDeleteI am not looking to profit from the suffering of Japan...I have no stake in the power industry or its opponents. I simply bring you something else to consider. I would be more ashamed of simply rubber-stamping anyone's proposal without fully exploring both sides of the issue. It is always wise to avoid sitting in judgment...