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NRC public hearing on NUREG 1437 Ace Hoffman October 22, 2009

“I’d like to ask Mr. Hoffman, on what basis do you categorize the NRC as ‘careless’?” So asks one of the first speakers at the hearing, because of a document I had passed out and submitted to the NRC that evening. This event was a Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing in Dana Point, California on October […]

Nuclear Physics 9: Energy from the Nucleus

better sound quality- www.youtube.com A dated yet informative video looking at nuclear energy (mainly fission). More vids- www.shep.net A blog summary for fission/fusion mass-energy conversion- blog.myspace.com More info- en.wikipedia.org

U.S. to unveil large aid package to win the hearts of Pakistanis

U.S. to unveil large aid package to win the hearts of Pakistanis ISLAMABAD — The U.S. will announce Monday hundreds of millions of dollars worth of civilian aid projects for Pakistan, American officials said, in an attempt to demonstrate that Washington has broadened its relationship with the country, away from just anti-terror cooperation to helping […]

Progress in the prosecution of the Hydro Assist Fuel Cell scam

Almost no one in YouTube will be interested in this video. If you are not interested in the “HHO ‘booster’” occult belief you will wish to skip this video. The URL’s mentioned in my tediously long video: groups.yahoo.com holysmoke.org holysmoke.org

Electrochemistry and electrochemical cells (9)

Chemistry: Electrochemistry and electrochemical cells. Oxidation and reduction; oxidizing agents vs. reducing agents. Galvanic/voltaic cells. Cathode, anode. Free energy and cell potential. Half-reactions; reduction potentials, oxidation potentials. Salt bridge. Calculating cell potential. Faraday’s constant. Work. Equilibrium constant. Nernst equation. Electrolytic cells This is a recording of a tutoring session, posted with the students’ permission. These […]

Fuel Cell Roundup July 2010 13th July 2010

Fuel Cell Roundup July 2010 13th July 2010 The Electric Drive Transportation Association and the National Hydrogen Association have issued a joint statement calling for increased investment in clean energy technologies in the US. The two organisations said that fuel cell and hydrogen technologies are an “essential part of America’s energy solution” as they “deliver […]

Paddling trek focuses on new riverfront trails, working landscapes

Paddling trek focuses on new riverfront trails, working landscapes Additionally, on Saturday, July 24, trekkers will learn about sustainable forestry and land conservation in Canton. The multi-week paddle, which started earlier this month at the headwaters of the Androscoggin River and ends at Merrymeeting Bay, will pass through the region this coming weekend. Read more […]

Housing complex gets $22M solar-panel upgrade

Housing complex gets $22M solar-panel upgrade The B.C. government is investing nearly $22 million in solar panels, environmental improvements and building envelope repairs at a Surrey social housing complex. Read more on CBC British Columbia

Posturing for a runoff

Posturing for a runoff While other Republican candidates for governor are ripping each other to shreds, Eric Johnson is hoping that staying above the fray will propel him into a runoff. Read more on Chattanooga Times Free Press

The House and the Hybrid

The US House of Representatives is adding a Peterbilt Model 330 diesel-electric hybrid vehicle to its six-truck fleet.

The Three Mile Island Accident (Part 1)

Interview with Randy King, March 1982 The Three Mile Island accident of 1979 was a partial core meltdown in Unit 2 (a pressurized water reactor manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox) of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg. It was the most significant accident in the history of the […]

Work required to compress a gas vs. liquid?

Generally does a compressor use more power to compress water vapor or does a pump use more power to compress liquid water as represented in the following two processes. Initial state: saturated liquid, Final state: superheated vapor (same for process one and two) process one: initial state->pump->steam generator->turbine->final state process two: initial state->steam generator->compressor->turbine->final state […]

Star Trek Gadgets

Some of the equipment used in the Star Trek original series and movies are in use (to some extent) today. Communications- cell phones. Medical Triquarter (still in trials). Ion propulsion, antimatter, transporters and phasers.