Lots of thermonukular links! Science:
Nuclear Overreactors
Nuclear energy 101: Inside the "black box" of power plants
Sleep is More Important than Food
DTC, FDA, regulation, etc. (I don't agree, but different point of view)
Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste
Other:
Burning down your house to generate heat (must-read)
Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand
Eventually Everyone Who Disagrees with Them is the Enemy
How the US Press Corps Lost Its Way
Closing the Talent Gap. (about teacher pay)
Justifying Progressive Tax Rates (the first paragraph will make you snicker)
More like this
Jonathan Schell has recently written a superb book about the history of the nuclear age, The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger.
Few technologies give rise to more spirited debates among environmentalists than nuclear power generation. So it was with some trepidation that I started to read an essay on the subject in last week's Washington Post.
From an Eco Politics listserv I see mention of an upcoming debate about Nuclear Energy: "Cradle to Grave: New Nukes and Old Radioactive Waste"
Because of the increased prices in gasoline and the perception of scarcity in terms of power, there has been a lot of talk about nuclear.
Overreactors? It looks like there was an unseemly rush to punditry.