The Second Blog Carnival

Charles Barton is hosting the second Blog Carnival of Nuclear Energy at his blog, Nuclear Green. Once again the Yes Vermont Yankee blog is included, which makes me very happy.

Charles has written short, pointed introductions to the posts. Even if you don't link to the posts themselves, reading his summaries will give you a terrific view of the current topics of conversation in the community.

I can't resist some quotes from Charles here...

• Nuclear Fissionary's Jack Gamble offers Antinuclear Spin Machine Exploiting Fossil Fuel Disasters This story discusses how the crazy anti-nuclear disinformation campaign twists the facts of fossil fuel related accidents to tar nuclear power with the same brush.

• Nuclear Archer is offering posts on Generation IV nuclear materials, including one on "ferritic and austenitic stainless steel."

• I have been aware for some time that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory appeared to be cooperating with the Wind Industry Lobby to the extent that the NREL could be described as an adjunct of the AWEA. "Uvdiv"of Capacity Factor recently posted a investigative report, FOIE email: NREL collaborated with the AWEA - The US wind industry lobby - in writing a government report controverting a wind industry critic.

• The most discussed blogger on the Energy Collective at the moment is Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. The Senator's most recent post, Oil Industry Can Learn from Nuclear’s Good Safety Record, pays tribute to the safety of the nuclear industry.

Read the Carnival. You'll like it.