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Top Ten Reasons To Be Pro-Nuclear 1. Nuclear power is proven technology: Nuclear power generation involves the Rankine Cycle, which uses a steam turbine to produce electricity. This same cycle is incorporated in natural gas, coal, oil, biomass, geothermal and biofuel power plants. 2. Nuclear is very reliable: A nuclear reactor operates at full capacity more than 90 percent of the time. Nuclear is great “base load” power. Wind turbines, on the other hand… Continue

1. Nuclear power creates dangerous radioactive waste: America’s 50 years of nuclear spent fuel is being temporarily housed at reactors. There is no way to truly dispose of the waste; it will be with us for thousands of years. Radioactive waste causes cancer and other serious health problems. 2. Nuclear is politically untenable: No American wants a nuclear power plant and used fuel housed in their backyard. The Yucca Mountain storage site has been delayed for more than… Continue

1. Nuclear power is proven technology: Nuclear power generation involves the Rankine Cycle, which uses a steam turbine to produce electricity. This same cycle is incorporated in natural gas, coal, oil, biomass, geothermal and biofuel power plants. 2. Nuclear is very reliable: A nuclear reactor operates at full capacity more than 90 percent of the time. Nuclear is great “base load” power. Wind turbines, on the other hand, operate just 35 percent of the time. 3. V… Continue

Nanosolar has had a great year by any measure. The six-year-old California company accepted a $20 million U.S. Department of Energy Solar America Initiative grant for research on making solar cost competitive with traditional sources of electricity. Nanosolar’s PowerSheet, which is a lightweight thin film panel with ink (rather than silicon) that turns sunlight into electricity, was named 2007 innovation of the year by… Continue

AlternativeEnergy.com created 20 hours per week of radio programming to allow people from all over the world to interact with renewable energy experts. Energy Experts Live Radio is both for professionals looking to discuss the latest trends, as well as the average consumer looking to save money on gasoline. Continue