NEI Nuclear Notes

A big thank you to NEI Notes readers for making June a record setting month for traffic. Compared to May, Unique Visitors were up 42% and Page Views rose 27%. The fact that such a spike occurred during a month where Internet usage sees a seasonal decline is all the more remarkable. June's Top 10 most-read posts: 1. Obama's Energy Address in Las Vegas 2. Amory Lovins and His Nuclear Illusion – Part One (The Art of Deception) 3. The Wall Street Journal Energy Report 4. The Sunshine Patriot 5. John McCain’s Energy Speech 6. Lieberman-Warner: "Leave No Fuel Behind" 7. Barbara Boxer Embraces Nuclear Power 8. The Truth About Government Subsidies for Energy Sources 9. How many nuclear plants does it take to meet the world's energy needs? 10. Germany, Merkel Rethinking Nuclear Power

...nuclear energy news you may have missed this weekend. Add Minnesota to the list of U.S. states considering nuclear as an energy solution....68% of polled executives support the building of one or more new power plants in Michigan, according to a survey conducted by Crain's Detroit Business ...Uranium mining claims are up in the U.S....Seeking to become the world's top producer of uranium, Khazakstan has signed an agreement with Japan....The National Assembly of Vietnam is expected to approve a law this month leading to the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant....French utility EdF will submit a 6.2 billion pound (12.2b USD) offer for British Energy....A piece in Psychology Today provides some much-needed context (and salve) for a public's irrational fears [see no. 9 on the list]....Web traffic to the NEI site and NEI blog hit all-time highs in April.