On October 30, 2009, during a hearing about the Boxer-Kerry bill, Senator George Voinovich asked John Rowe, CEO of Exelon what he thought about the prospects for building a large number of new nuclear power stations in the coming decades.
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During a hearing on the Boxer-Kerry bill held on October 30, 2009, Senator Amy Klobuchar asked John Rowe what incentives he though were necessary to encourage the construction of new nuclear power plants. He answered by first mentioning support for uprates to existing nuclear plants. His company owns and operates 17 existing nuclear plants and is already planning to invest in uprating efforts; any additional government financial support would fall directly to Exelon's bottom line. ... Rowe ...
Senator Barbara Boxer asks John Rowe, the CEO of Exelon, the largest operator of existing nuclear power plants in the United States what he thinks about the nuclear title in the proposed Boxer-Kerry bill. The exchange was part of the hearing held on October 30, 2009.
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This clip is an unedited copy of a short segment on Clean Skies News show The Energy Report Afternoon Edition, August 17, 2009. It describes a recent record setting electricity event at Bonneville Power Administration. For more than 60 straight minutes, BPA produced a total of more than 2000 MW of electricity from 22 wind farms with a combined capacity of 2200 MW.
On June 22, 2009, Republican lawmakers invited four witnesses to talk about their idea to build 100 new nuclear power plants in 20 years. Ted Rockwell was one of the invited guests. In this clip, he provides his thoughts on smaller nuclear power plants. Ted Rockwell is one of the true pioneers of nuclear technology. He was one of the engineers on the Manhattan Project, served as Hyman G. Rickover's Technical Director for more than a decade, was a major contributor to the development of the ...
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During the Senate Republican Conference hearing about the idea of building 100 new nuclear power plants in the next 20 years, Senator Robert Bennett asked Ted Rockwell if there were any options other than nuclear that should be considered if the goal is abundant, clean, cheap energy. Ted tells the Senator that there is nothing in the same class as nuclear - the difference in energy density between nuclear and other sources is a factor of millions. ... "Silver bullet" "nuclear fission power ...
Ted Rockwell conducts school of the Senate on the issue of safely storing used nuclear fuel. Ted Rockwell is one of the true pioneers of nuclear technology. He was one of the engineers on the Manhattan Project, served as Hyman G. Rickover's Technical Director for more than a decade, was a major contributor to the development of the Nautilus and Shippingport, wrote the book on radiation shielding, and joined two other Naval Reactors engineers to found MPR Associates, one of the premier ...
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A nuclear/aerospace engineer with three daughters plays a game with the two older girls that has resulted in them learning the periodic table. At the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting held in Atlanta, GA in June 2009, he asked them to provide some entertainment during a session about encouraging women in the field. While one group of presenters was setting up, the girls demonstrated their knowledge to enthusiastic applause. Makes you feel better about American chances to compete ...
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During the Q&A period at the press conference announcing the mPower™ modular reactor, the very first question from the audience was one about the projected cost of the reactor and the need for loan guarantees. John Fees, CEO McDermott International, Inc. took the question.
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Senator Lamar Alexander is one of the strongest nuclear power supporters in the US Senate. When he attended the B&W mPower™ modular reactor announcement, he took the opportunity to poke a little fun at his fellow Tennessean, Al Gore's frequently repeated comment that nuclear power plants come in only one size - extra large. As Alexander stated, that is no longer a true statement. He also referred to nuclear as the inconvenient answer to the inconvenient problem of climate change. ... mPower ...
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