As I write this article, I am watching the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 on television. The Sendai staff is now removing the control rods in the reactor of Unit 1. This will make it the first Japanese reactor to resume operation following the shutdown of the country’s entire fleet after the March 2011 …
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Nuclear society is still isolated
Four years have passed since Japan’s devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident of March 2011. Since the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi, Japan has essentially been without active nuclear power plants. In April, a Japanese court dismissed a demand by local residents for an injunction to stop the restart of two Kyushu Electric Power reactors. Restart …
Pandora’s Promise: Hope springs infernal
We are caught in a Faustian bargain: What kind of a deal are you willing to make with technology to have the life you care about?
On the risk of becoming stupid
From Darpanet to the Internet, is social media an agent considered harmful?
On the risk of becoming stupid
From Darpanet to the Internet, is social media an agent considered harmful?