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Curtis Roberts
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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.
Anybody else remember the book, “The House with the Golden Windows”? #DCsunset @capitalweather.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“🏆 Nearly all non-Russian enriched uranium used by American nuclear reactors is produced using ETC centrifuges” 👀

#NukeSky #EnergySky #uranium

www.linkedin.com/posts/orano-...
March 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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
March 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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...
February 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"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
January 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Two birds met for a quick hello in this morning’s snow dusting before continuing their morning hops. @capitalweather.bsky.social
January 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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
January 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Thank you, Arlington National Cemetary, for the commitment, respect, and celebration. It means a lot for family members.
December 28, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Not a “lack” but proven successful accident prevention with trained teams and robust tech. For safety comparisons, data shows nuclear energy’s safety record ranks with wind and solar —and, yes, the calculation includes *those* three nuclear accidents.
ourworldindata.org/safest-sourc....
December 18, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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...
December 11, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Yes, here’s some of those cute little recycled nuclear fuel pellets going through the production process. 96% of used nuclear fuel can be recycled, the 4% waste needs storage about 300 years.
December 10, 2024 at 11:58 AM
… and now for 30 seconds of calming sunset clouds and engine white noise. #ASMR
December 8, 2024 at 12:55 AM
I hear those new small, sporty reactors like the premium fuel.
December 4, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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
December 3, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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...
November 23, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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...
November 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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...
November 19, 2024 at 3:24 AM
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!
November 18, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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.
November 15, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Voting—done!—for #Election2024 !

As an American, it’s one of the most important things we do for our country.

Go vote!
November 5, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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.
October 7, 2024 at 10:10 AM
October 3, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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.
October 1, 2024 at 12:43 AM
My first post = energy + nature. After we both watched the numbers spin, I moved this native mantis to nearby landscaping.
September 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM