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Issue 1: Nuclear Energy

1 April 2012

Articles

Introduction: Nuclear Energy Post-Fukushima

1 April 2012
Burton Richter
American Nobel Prize-winning physicist Burton Richter introduces the first edition of the Stanford Energy Journal with a word on the state of nuclear power today.
Salem Nuclear Power Plant

New Strategies for Public Engagement

1 April 2012
Megan Guy
Negative public perception of nuclear power may require a new method of public engagement in order for nuclear to gain steam.
small modular reactor

Small Modular Reactors: A Potential Game-changing Technology

1 April 2012
William Madia
Small modular reactors, with lower capacities and much lower capital costs, could represent a profound change in the way we look at nuclear energy.
small modular reactors
Tomari nuclear power plant

“The Nuclear Renaissance” Opportunity: Lost, or Found?

1 April 2012
Jim Rogers
Jim Rogers, former CEO of Duke Energy, discusses the global rush to nuclear and why the United States should not hesitate to jump on the bandwagon.
small modular reactors
Fukushima visit

Lessons Learned and Game Changers

1 April 2012
Michael May
The future of nuclear energy is unsure, but Stanford professor Michael May attempts to forecast a few “game changers.”
nuclear safety
CANDU Nuclear Power Plant at Zhejiang, China

China: World’s Most Ambitious Nuclear Program

1 April 2012
George Frampton
China plans to help support its rapidly growing economy with an aggressive nuclear energy portfolio, but lacks any official nuclear safety laws.
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2

Financing Nuclear Power in the US

1 April 2012
Kassia Yanosek
While attractive from an energy standpoint, many features of modern nuclear projects present significant financing risk.
nuclear power
financing

Multi-Generational Warning Signs

1 April 2012
Charlie Dunn
Stanford student Charles Dunn discusses the evolution of the infamous radiation warning sign, as well as what should be done with toxic nuclear waste.
nuclear waste disposal
radiation safety
Tokamak

Fusion: The Ultimate Energy Source

1 April 2012
Stephen Dean
Power from nuclear fusion may sound like science fiction, but breakthroughs could be much closer than previously estimated.
fusion power
Taipower

Taiwan’s Nuclear Beach

1 April 2012
Brenda Ou
Stanford student Brenda Ou discusses the effect of Taiwan’s Kenting nuclear plant on the environment, surroundings, and local economies.
dry storage of spent nuclear fuel

Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States, France, and Finland

1 April 2012
Ahmed Sharif
Stanford student Ahmed Sharif analyzes the necessity of a spent nuclear fuel (SNF) containment facility, as more SNF is produced every year.
nuclear safety
Yucca Mountain
nuclear reprocessing
nuclear waste disposal
pressurized water reactors (PWRs) under construction

India Advances Thorium Breeding Technology

1 April 2012
Koyel Bhattacharyya
India is using an advanced, yet unconventional approach to increase their domestic generation of nuclear energy.
thorium
nuclear power
thorium

The Energy Amplifier

1 April 2012
Nils Johan Engelsen
Stanford student Nils Engelsen discusses a novel, wasteless type of nuclear reactor nicknamed the Energy Amplifier.
thorium
fuel assembly removal process

Fusion Disposal of Nuclear Waste

1 April 2012
Firas Abuzaid
The fission-fusion hybrid reactor, first proposed in 1979, is an incredibly novel idea yet remains too impractical to implement.
hybrid nuclear fusion-fission
nuclear waste disposal