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Curtis Roberts

@refractivecomm.bsky.social
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9-to-5ish in ⚛️ nuclear energy. Prior renewables. Clean energy transition ASAP requires energy mix. Ecomodernist environmentalist. Often found outside enjoying the world. Let’s talk.

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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Anybody else remember the book, “The House with the Golden Windows”? #DCsunset @capitalweather.bsky.social
Sunset tinging the Capitol Building windows gold.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
“🏆 Nearly all non-Russian enriched uranium used by American nuclear reactors is produced using ETC centrifuges” 👀 #NukeSky #EnergySky #uranium www.linkedin.com/posts/orano-...
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Hey, 👋 Wolf Creek! Looking good for your 40th decade as a nuclear powerhouse steadily generating electricity, jobs, and economic development. Who else is going to #WM2025? @evergypower.bsky.social
Flight path showing plane passing by Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Kansas.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Orano to supply Energoatom, Ukraine's nuclear energy operator, with enriched uranium to fuel their reactors. #NukeSky #EnergySky ⚛️ www.linkedin.com/posts/orano-...
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Orano USA on LinkedIn: #uranium #georgesbesse2 #france #projectike
As a significant global producer of enriched uranium to power nuclear energy facilities, Orano is committed to providing a reliable nuclear fuel supply. ⚛️…
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World Nuclear News @worldnuclearnews.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Japan's Federation of Electric Power Companies has announced that a total of 400 tonnes of used nuclear fuel, instead of the originally planned 200 tonnes, will now be transported to Orano in France for research on the reprocessing of used mixed oxide fuel. www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/fre...
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French-Japanese MOX fuel recycling studies expanded
Japan's Federation of Electric Power Companies has announced that a total of 400 tonnes of used nuclear fuel, instead of the originally planned 200 tonnes, will now be transported to Orano in Fran...
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Spreading the news ... especially for those impacted by recent job actions ... this is a great tool to find a job in the nuclear energy industry. #NukeSky #EnergySky #jobs nuclearworks.org/map-for-comp...
Image of job search website by Nuclear Energy Institute.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Looking for a great #NukeSky Starter Pack? Follow all the folks posting kudos to @nuclearkatie.com on her PhD in nuclear engineering. ✅
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
PSA … How to stop iPhone Messages from auto downloading images into your Photos? 🤨👇 - Open iPhone's Settings app - Scroll down, tap Apps - Scroll down, tap Messages - Find/tap “Shared with You” (it’s “On”) - Tap “Photos” - Change setting to “Off” to prevent auto saving from Messages. 🙌🏻
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
"How to Talk About Nuclear" ... in which Dr. Jim Conca hollers for a shift to Q&A advocacy referencing Pink Floyd 🌈, Death itself 💀, and even Lazard's latest 📉. BTW, great resource links (and stats), too. 👀 www.ans.org/news/article... @americannuclear.bsky.social #NukeSky #EnergySky
Stylized atom with a prism as the nucleus through which a beam of light is refracting.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
NEWS: Orano signs investment agreement with Mongolian government for the development and operation of the Zuuvch-Ovoo #uranium mine. After 4-year development, production capacity is expected around 2,500 tons of uranium per year. #NukeSky #EnergySky www.orano.group/en/news/news...
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Orano signs investment agreement with Mongolian government to develop world-class uranium deposit
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Two birds met for a quick hello in this morning’s snow dusting before continuing their morning hops. @capitalweather.bsky.social
Bird prints in the snow.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
No ☢️ head-fake needed ... "So what’s good SMR branding look like? Oklo and TerraPower come to mind, meaning they speak to us in simple, aspirational terms that we can understand and relate to, while still respecting our intelligence." #NukeSky www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-i-...
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Rebrand the Nuke
Any marketer in sustainable energies has heard it a million times — this is the year we all go nuclear. Hell, Fast Company wrote a piece two years ago titled, “Nuclear Power… Needs Better Branding,” a...
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
To whet your appetite for this excellent 2025 counter-cultural book, read this bite-sized portion … Unreasonable Hospitality is good business: 5 lessons from Will Guidara. www.unusual.vc/post/unreaso...
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Unreasonable Hospitality is good business: 5 lessons from Will Guidara
Unreasonable Hospitality is an honest look at what it means to be a “hospitality-first culture.” We share five of the most memorable learnings that we took away from Unreasonable Hospitality.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Key point in this @axios.com Information Gods article: “The burden now falls on **you** to find sources of information you trust for reliable truth. That means better scrutinizing not only the publications you choose, but the individuals you follow on social media.” www.axios.com/2025/01/08/m...
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Behind the Curtain: The information gods
The people with the largest platforms hold more power than ever in shaping reality.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
A good #EnergyTransition question …
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I like this train of thinking, @wmata.com!
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Apparently there were fewer bad people than expected in 2024. We could send this surplus Santa coal to Germany—they’re still burning it since Greenpeace helped convince them to shut down nuclear energy first instead of fossil fuels. 🔌💡 #NukeSky
Skid piled with large, full, price-discounted canvas bags labeled “Santa’s Bag of Coal”.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
#NukeSky
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy NewYear!
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
DYK why we drop a ball on New Year’s Eve, via Mashed Radish … mashedradish.com/2024/12/31/t...
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Why does a ball drop on New Year’s Eve?
The ball drop is based on a system that once helped ships set their clocks—and navigate—in the 1800s.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Thank you, Arlington National Cemetary, for the commitment, respect, and celebration. It means a lot for family members.
Christmas wreath on gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery. Quote on arch at ArlingtonHonor guard at Arlington’s Tomb of the an Unknown Soldier.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Listen to what Grumpy said. #NukeSky 🔌💡
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Juan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
“Don’t make me tap the sign.gif” This is a really good entry by @hannahritchie.bsky.social and she also has a very nice post about nuclear on her substack www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/nuclear-lo...
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
DC residents can now power their homes with 100% clean nuclear energy ⚛️, through a new retail pilot program from Constellation. 🔌💡 #NukeSky www.constellationenergy.com/newsroom/202...
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Be a Nuclear Family! DC Households May Choose Clean Nuclear Energy with America’s First-Ever Nuclear-Powered Consumer Energy Plan from Constellation
Constellation Energy Corporation today announced America’s first-ever product allowing consumers to power their homes with 100% clean nuclear energy, through a new retail pilot program in Washington, ...
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
DOE names 6 companies to compete for supply of low-enriched uranium (LEU) to support the U.S. nuclear power fleet ⚛️. Seeks to reduce reliance on Russian imports and build out a resilient fuel supply chain for the U.S. nuclear industry. 🔌💡 #NukeSky #uranium www.powermag.com/six-companie...
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Six Companies Tapped for $2.7 Billion LEU Push to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named six companies that will compete for 10-year contracts totaling $2.7 billion for the supply of low-enriched
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
NEWS: Orano Awarded DOE LEU Enrichment Contract. Orano is one of only two of the awardees currently producing and providing commercial quantities of enriched uranium to US reactors. Its American #ProjectIke enrichment site would use Orano’s modern centrifuge tech. www.orano.group/usa/en/our-n...
Loading a uranium canister into a transport package at Orano’s Tricastin enrichment facility.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
… and now for 30 seconds of calming sunset clouds and engine white noise. #ASMR
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Oak Ridge, TN, was the first U.S. site for uranium enrichment and is on track to be the nation’s site for Orano’s new Project Ike enrichment facility, along with a growing community of advanced reactor developers. 🔌💡 #NukeSky www.ornl.gov/nuclearishere
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Nuclear is here ... and here and here | ORNL
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Nick Touran @whatisnuclear.com · 05/12/2024
One of the biggest hesitations people have about expanding low-carbon 24/7 nuclear power is the waste. I wrote up a page explaining what's up with nuclear waste and how we can and do deal with. I also bought the domain whataboutthewaste.com to redirect to that particular page for convenience :)
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What is nuclear waste? — Challenges and solutions
Nuclear waste is primarily composed of the atoms that are left over after larger atoms are split in a fission chain reaction. This page explains what it is in detail, what the hazards are, how we stor...
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
TODAY: Orano is hiring for the #ProjectIke enrichment facility development with an in-person job fair from 4-7:00 p.m. ET at their Bethesda headquarters for positions in Oak Ridge, TN, and Bethesda, MD. Open jobs also posted online. www.orano.group/usa/en/our-n... #OranoHires
Orano is hosting a job fair today, Dec. 3, from 4-7:00 p.m. ET at its Bethesda headquarters for open positions supporting its Project Ike enrichment facility development. Jobs are based in Oak Ridge, TN, and Bethesda, MD.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Q: What to do with nuclear waste? A: Bravo! Canada is latest country to develop permanent repository for nuclear waste. Of course, best to first recycle ♻️ the 96% of valuable material in used nuclear fuel and then dispose of just 4% remaining waste. As Orano USA says … #itsonlywasteifyouwasteit!
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Power up! Jobs, economy, industry, clean energy—all generated via your local nuclear energy site. #MorePlease
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
NEWS: Orano begins hiring for Project Ike Enrichment Facility in Tennessee. A Job Fair on December 3 in Bethesda, MD, and online postings promote open job positions, including roles based in Oak Ridge, TN, and Bethesda, MD. www.orano.group/usa/en/our-n...
Orano begins hiring for Project Ike enrichment facility development in Oak Ridge, TN.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
New report: “…examples of the growing [Adv. Energy] industry in Eastern Tennessee include Kairos Power… and #Orano selecting Tenn. as its preferred site to construct a multi-billion-dollar, state-of-the-art centrifuge uranium enrichment facility.” #ProjectIke www.tnadvancedenergy.com/advanced-ene...
New TAEBC report details positive value of advanced energy industry to Tennessee.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Wheels up again 🛫 headed to Knoxville for the TAEBC event tomorrow, “Opportunities in Energy”. Orano USA Palayer is on the CEO Panel. www.tnadvancedenergy.com/event/2024-o...
TAEBC CEO panel including Orano USA CEO Palayer.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
As part of this afternoon’s #HALEU panel at #ANSWinter2024, each of us panelists have a couple of minutes to warm up the crowd before the Q&A. I titled my few slides, “What’s hard about HALEU?” 😬🔥 Hope to see you there!
Title slide from presentation, “What’s hard about HALEU?”
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Follow the link to see all of Orano’s STATEMENT: The recent shock to the enrichment market by Russia’s new export restrictions against the United States underscores the urgency of Orano’s efforts to support our U.S. customers… www.linkedin.com/posts/orano-...
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Orano USA on LinkedIn: #projectike #uranium #sapporo5
STATEMENT: The recent shock to the enrichment market by Russia’s new export restrictions against the United States underscores the urgency of Orano’s efforts…
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The U.S. announced a 3x expansion of nuclear energy by 2050. That represents an incredible 10x expansion of current U.S. domestic enrichment supply. Orano’s Project Ike enrichment facility planned for Oak Ridge, TN, is designed as a major source for reliable, diversified, domestic capacity.
Tripling U.S. nuclear energy by 2050 requires a 10x increase in U.S. domestic enrichment capacity and multiple suppliers to reach the goal.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
An example of two HALEUs being better than one ... "However, we believe that [Orano USA's] ability to co-locate the two technologies—the enrichment and deconversion of HALEU—can save time for the DOE to achieve the first HALEU production.” #nukesky www.reutersevents.com/nuclear/us-d...
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US demand for nuclear power prompts fuel drive | Reuters Events | Nuclear
The United States has the largest nuclear generation capacity in the world but in recent decades it has relied almost entirely on others to mine and enrich the uranium it needs to fuel its fleet. The ...
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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 10/11/2024
I've curated a small but mighty list of people who post about nuclear energy ⚛️🔌💡 go.bsky.app/5EJY58V
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Tyler Norris @tnorris.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
9 energy-climate starter packs: 1)Power go.bsky.app/RwCBCab 2)Media go.bsky.app/2TNd1Ya 3)Solutions go.bsky.app/Aa1sErQ 4)Science go.bsky.app/7Mbnoge 5)Legal go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE 6)Women go.bsky.app/AGCURBf 7)Nuclear go.bsky.app/5EJY58V 8)EVs go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE 9)Southeast go.bsky.app/AZ6Xw1U
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Voting—done!—for #Election2024 ! As an American, it’s one of the most important things we do for our country. Go vote!
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Looking forward to voting tomorrow! If you need voter information, be sure to only go to websites ending in .gov vote.gov/guide-to-vot...
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How to vote in the United States | Vote.gov
Learn about requirements, options for voting (mail-in and absentee), accommodations and assistance, and your rights as a voter.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 07/10/2024
Some of the great content and insights we’ll see this week at #PBNC2024 are answering the question: What’s happening now to achieve our next-gen nuclear future? Orano is presenting on its actions, incl #ProjectIkeEnrichment. If you’re heading to Idaho, let’s connect.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 05/10/2024
Wow. That’s an incredible impact photo. @axios.com www.axios.com/local/charlo...
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View from space shows path of power outages from Hurricane Helene
The National Weather Service released this view from space of the region that illustrates the trail of darkness left by Helene.
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Axios [National News] 🤖 @axiosnews.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2024
U.S. plans to revive reactors as AI powers nuclear renaissance www.axios.com/2024/09/30/nuclear-pl… #axios #news #usnews
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
Some #iNat help here … mushroom photo comes up as “Amanita Sect. Lepidella”. More specificity anyone? (rare chance to use “specificity”). Hiking in Occoquan Regional Park, VA.
Mushroom … Amanita …
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
Time to swap rocks from coal to uranium! www.cnbc.com/2024/09/27/a...
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The U.S. wants to triple nuclear power by 2050. America's coal communities could provide a pathway
The U.S. needs to add 200 gigawatts of nuclear power, a senior official at the Department of Energy said.
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Curtis Roberts @refractivecomm.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
My first post = energy + nature. After we both watched the numbers spin, I moved this native mantis to nearby landscaping.
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