Today we lost a legend in our NASCAR world, RIP Ned Jarrett 😭💔 i will always remember a lot of great things about Ned, but the 1993 Daytona 500 finish call will always be an icon moment for Ned ❤️❤️.

Breaking: Brookfield and The Nuclear Company teaming up to deliver GW-scale nuclear Proud to announcing a joint venture between The Nuclear Company and Brookfield to deliver Westinghouse reactors, including to manage the completion of AP1000s in South Carolina. From the day I discovered nuclear energy my goal has been to build as much of it as possible for the world. Today, with my team at @thenuclearco, we're taking a huge step towards that. It's been an honor to work as Chief of Staff for proven builder-CEO @JonathanWebbKY alongside our legendary Chief Nuclear Officer @TheNuclearJoe as we build the team and technology that can finally fix the nuclear plant deployment problem in the West. I've been an advocate for nuclear energy long enough to see the revolution in public appreciation for this wondrous technology, but just being popular isn't enough. We have to be able to build on-time, on-budget, with proven designs that are repeated over and over with an experienced and disciplined project management team using the best emerging tech. That is precisely what we're doing at The Nuclear Company. I'll be sharing more going forward as we deliver on the awesome potential unlocked by today's announcement.

FILL'ER UP: Commercial reactors are typically refueled every 18-24 months to keep reliable electricity flowing on the grid 24/7.

Step inside one of the largest hot cells in the United States to see how researchers handle radioactive materials.

Or as Rickover said...

Tech companies be like: Sorry babe, I’m into advanced reactors now 😎

Still generally regarded as Sports Illustrated’s worst swimsuit issue.

The Trump admin is reaching out to GE Hitachi and the South Korean government, to discuss the possibility of building ABWRs or AP1400s, as an alternative to Westinghouse's AP1000. Article link in reply. This raises the ongoing question of whether competition is good, or whether we should pick one large LWR design and build multiple copies, which should reduce costs. ABWRs haven't been built for a long time, and the Koreans may not be allowed to build their APR-1400 PWR in the US, given their settlement with Westinghouse. I personally agree with (article interviewee) Nick Touran. Hire the Koreans to build the first new US nuclear plants. Unlike the US, they still know how to build large nuclear plants. They have the best track record, outside China. If we did that, the Koreans may (hopefully) help re-train Americans on how to build nuclear plants, on time and on budget. Alas, however, it would have to be building the AP1000, as opposed to Korea's APR-1400, which they have the most experience with.

Once upon a time (2021) Leonard built a 50% scale 427 replica People said that’s cool, but does it run? Once upon a time (today) Leonard revved a new handmade 50% scale Boss 429 to 6000rpm without sending pushrods through the ceiling ^disassembled for a bit to tidy up

A quarter of a century after an entire industry went to war with itself over safety, its marquee event is now a 200-lap demolition derby waiting to happen.

The only thing better than curling today is curling in 1972. If you don’t believe me, just take a good look at this sweet bastard fully locked in, working on a lung dart in the heat of competition.

French President Emmanuel Macron met this week with a group of seven newspapers for a joint interview. He was asked about the Spanish blackout (and the role of the cross-border electricity connections between the Iberian peninsula and France). He didn't mince his words:

🇺🇸 If you were wondering if you could hear Jim Cornelison’s National Anthem from Northerly Island the answer is a resounding YES #BearDown @ChicagoBears

CJ Stroud encouraging Caleb Williams like he thought he was Joe fucking Montana or something is only going to continue to get progressively funnier.

Sunday thoughts on Caleb Williams

Today is National Hat Day. Newly commissioned officers to toss away their midshipmen covers—a U.S. Naval Academy tradition since 1912. Children who rush to grab the discarded hats as souvenirs may also find money or inspirational messages inserted by the graduates. #NationalHatDay