Finally back to blogging after a couple of weeks off. While my vacation was great fun, flying back to the east coast from Hawaii is a harsh trip and then catching up on everything took more time than I thought it might.
However, this week I’m offering up something a little different for you, my readers. [...]
Last time we examined the industry demographics affecting development and growth of the industry. This week, we’re going to look at the social factors affecting acceptance of nuclear industry around the world.
Anti-Nuclear Movement
The nuclear movement has long had detractors that consistently find ways to try to eliminate the industry. Looking at the history of some [...]
The “S” in PESTEL is for Social. In a classic PESTEL analysis of the macro environment (in this case the Nuclear Industry) one looks at changes in social trends that can impact on the demand for products and the availability and willingness of individuals to work. In this first analysis, I’m going to look at [...]
And now back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Last time we looked at the US economics of nuclear. The international view is more variable and worth a look at the same issues.
It is interesting to note that most countries (with a few notable exceptions) have not changed their stance on building (or not building) new nuclear [...]
I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumblin’ down
Carole King – 1971
Another week off of my planned strategic overview. The twin events of an earthquake near North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia and Hurricane Irene sweeping up the coast has brought a lot of FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) articles [...]
I went to the ANS UWC for the first time this past week. I had many excellent conversations and listened to many interesting speakers, so I’m taking a few days off from my strategic analysis series to provide a review of some of the goings on.
There was an outstanding vendor technology Exhibit. The first night, [...]
The first “E” in PESTEL is for economics. In a classic PESTEL analysis of the macro environment (in this case the Nuclear Industry) one is supposed to be looking at the effects of interest rates, economic growth, inflation and exchange rates.
Let’s try to take these things and review them through the nuclear lens. What makes [...]
Two weeks ago I discussed some of the basic political landscape affecting the nuclear industry. Last week we looked at the myriad agencies that affect the industry. This week is the final (I think) installment on Politics in the Nuclear Industry. We’re going on an international tour. There are a lot of countries out there [...]
Last week I discussed some of the basic political landscape affecting the nuclear industry. This week I’m looking at the myriad agencies that affect the industry. I had tried to start a blog post series last fall on the alphabet soup of agencies out there and started out with some descriptions of DOE, NRC, and [...]
I’ve read and heard a number of different assessments of Entergy’s fuel bet concerning Vermont Yankee. Unfortunately, people both for and against VY have assessed this bet incorrectly in terms of what they can and cannot do with that fuel once it has been loaded into the reactor. It happens that in one of my [...]
