I2M Web Resource Portal
More than 14,000 selected online resources/reports made available to clients, I2M Associates, geoscientists, and the general public worldwide with a focus on geoscientific and other matters of interest to I2M management.
I2M Consulting personnel also monitor hazardous field conditions around the world via our Field Alerts program, cybersecurity conditions on the Internet in our Security Alert program, and relevant bias in the Media in our Confronting Media Bias Alerts program.
Candidate papers, technical news items, classic reports, and new publications can be submitted to the I2M Web Portal editors for review. Those deemed worthy are summarized, abstracted, and/or reviewed with [Editorial comments...] and will be listed under What’s New.
Society conflicts, and training issues involving Artificial Intelligence, various Agencies, Colleges, Universities... as well as those related to Non-Science Issues (Creationism, Intelligent Design, etc.), plus related U.S. and world economic issues.
Resources relating to astrogeology, off-world natural resource exploration and development, planet defense, and associated news of space developments. Also including information related to off-world activities, such as the development of robotics, health issues of zero gravity, and to serious reports of extraterrestrial matters that may create unintended consequences for humans.
Asteroids and Comets, Astrophysicists/Astrogeologists and their Work, Extraterrestrial Matters, Lunar Activities, Mars Activity, Other Planets and Planetoids, Pluto Activities, Robots and Robotics and Space-Craft Designs, Solar Activities - Past and Present, Space Elevator, Space Fight Activities, Propulsion Systems, Power Supplies, Special Satellite News, The NASA James Web Telescope, Titan - The Large Moon of Saturn, Venus Activity
Biological resources relating to natural-resource development, biomedical research, environmental remediation, critters of the past, and conservation.
Biomass and derived biofuels related resources...
Climate Change (Global Warming or Cooling) resources and related issues, both political and technical, including CO2 sequestration, and Anthropocene issues.
Resources for various services and companies of possible interest to clients, associates, and geoscientists.
Resources relating to mining and environmental topics on natural resource development and industrial remediation.
Resources relating to oil & gas, water, environmental associated regulations, and litigation issues.
Resources from various related U.S. government agencies and state resources
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Various useful resources such as related research journals, technical tools, databases, glossaries...
Geo- and hydrochemistry resources relating to oil & gas development and the various associated fields of interest.
Geophysics, Environmental, Geological, Geotech subjects that apply to energy, mining and environmental issues of the day, and the associated applications of interest to I2M management.
Geospatial resources relating to oil & gas development and the associated energy, mining and environmental uses and applications.
Geothermal energy resources and associated issues...
Health and safety resources related to traveling overseas, mining, oil and gas development and production and environmental projects. Also includes cyber-security issues.
All Helium Resources and Uses migrated from the subcategory under Oil & Gas
Related to hydroelectric dams and pumped storage of water to create electrical or mechanical power.
The occurrence of hydrogen in the subsurface and use as an energy resource
The latest resources involving hydrogeology, geology, and the related environmental issues...
Resources with distinct international impacts that may or may not have applications in the U.S.
To this must added recent ideas on society responses to future issues related to natural resource development and use.
Resources related to general mining subjects but not to nuclear, coal or other energy resources.
Critical Mineral Resources, Deep Sea Mining, Gold-Silver Exploration & Mining Projects, Lithium, Potash, Halite, & P2O5 Mining Projects, Mineral Exploration Activities - General, Off-World Exploration, Mining, & Technology, Other Metals, Other Non-Metals, Silver Exploration & Mining, Wastes & Environmental Issues
Information related nuclear power plants, nuclear power generation of electricity, associated economics, SMRs
Includes all oil and gas-related resources, i.e., gas hydrates, oil sand, tar sands, etc.
Local, national, and international geological societies and associations.
This category includes discussions on rare earth deposits, mining and associated economic assessments
International regulations related resources...
Renewable energy related resources...
Risk Assessment subjects associated with natural occurrences or with those applicable to mining, oil & gas, or other industrial activities and their waste products.
Solar energy related resources...
Toxicological-related resources associated with natural occurrences or those applicable to mining, oil & gas, or other industrial activities and waste products.
Uranium (nuclear minerals) exploration, development and related environmental resources and issues...
Exploration, Mining, Marketing, & Acquisitions, Mapping and Geospatial Information, Nuclear Power - Economics, Design, & Industry, Other Sources, RTGs, Sea Water, Thorium, Helium-3, & Fusion Research, Processing Yellowcake, Special Fuels, and Used Fuel Processing, Recovery, Remediation and other Mining-Related Technology, Related Environmental Issues
Wind energy related resources...
Latest 10 Resources
Editorial: Traditional Nuclear Reactors vs. NuScale's SMR - 2026 
Nuclear Power Industry
Date posted: 03/10/26
Reyes opined in mid-January 2026 that in 2007, when I co-founded NuScale Power, the term small modular reactor (SMR) was not in use, even though NuScale had already developed a commercial concept for a factory assembled, scalable, multi-module, nuclear power plant based on my test program at Oregon State University in 2000. The term “small and modular reactor”, first appeared in an article by Ning Li in 2009 in the context of production scale nuclear power. His research on the “diseconomies of scale” associated with single-unit large s...
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The Economics of SMRs: Why Simplicity and Scalability Matter - 2026
Nuclear Power Industry
Date posted: 03/10/26
Reyes reported in mid-January 2026 that in 2007, when I co-founded NuScale Power, the term small modular reactor (SMR) was not in use, even though NuScale had already developed a commercial concept for a factory assembled, scalable, multi-module, nuclear power plant based on my test program at Oregon State University in 2000. The term “small and modular reactor”, first appeared in an article by Ning Li in 2009 in the context of production scale nuclear power. His research on the “diseconomies of scale” associated with single-unit large...
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Terry reported in mid-January 2026 that Germany shut its last three nuclear plants in 2023 to favor renewables, which Chancellor Merz called a “serious strategic mistake," on Wednesday. Despite renewables supplying around 65% of domestic energy in 2024, Germany faces declining energy-generation capacity.
A cooling tower of the former Biblis nuclear power plant collapses after being
destabilized while...
OBAYASHI CORPORATION announced in 2025 that a space elevator is planned to be built by the year 2050. Obayashi pursues the potential for the future of the space elevator from a construction standpoint, and describes a newly-designed, whole-space elevator system, including its construction process, which we designed on the basis of work by construction engineers who completed the world's tallest free-standing tower, TOKYO SKYTREE®, in 2012.
In the following animation, a space elevator which climbs from the Earth Port as a departure port for...
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Charles reported on March 7, 2026 that the Strait of Hormuz carries approximately 20% of the world's traded oil. When escalating Middle East tensions raised the prospect of supply disruptions in early 2026, governments across Europe, Asia, and North America were reminded of a persistent vulnerability in their energy architecture. The immediate concern was oil. The structural consequence was a sharper policy focus on nuclear power.
Uranium Price Snapshot (2026). Source:...
Jamasmie reported on March 5 2026 that USA Rare Earth will acquire the remaining minority interest in the Round Top rare earth deposit in Texas in a $73 million all-stock deal, securing full control of a key US source of critical minerals.
Round Top rare earths deposit in Texas. (Image courtesy of Texas Mineral Resources.)
The Oklahoma-based company is purchasing all outstanding shares of Texas Mineral Resources for about 3.8 million shares of USA Rare Earth common stock. Shares...
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Host Brian Leni interviews Justin Huhn of UraniumInsider.com about uranium market fundamentals and investing. Huhn explains Kazatomprom’s India supply deal as a large long-term contract that signals more Kazakh production being committed to eastern sovereign buyers, tightening availability for Western utilities.
Huhn discusses opaque contracting terms, utility inventory practices, producer forward sales, and expected production declines at major mines, plus Kazatomprom’s sulfuric acid constraints and value-over-volume strategy. Huhn o...
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Uranium Unleased people reported in late February 2026 that uranium is not just a fuel. Governments don't think so. In this video, we expose the hidden shift happening right now — sovereign nations and tech giants are quietly reclassifying uranium from a commodity into a strategic national asset.
From secret bilateral deals between Kazakhstan and India, to the U.S. banning Russian uranium, China building strategic reserves, France renationalizing its nuclear supply chain, and Microsoft, Google and Amazon locking in nuclear power for AI —...
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The Uranium Unleased people produced a video on nuclear waste. Most investors focus on the "front end" of nuclear energy—uranium mining and reactor builds. They are missing the bigger picture. In this deep dive, we expose the "Duration Inversion": the mismatch between a reactor's 50-year life and the 10,000-year obligation to manage its waste.
This isn't just a cleanup story; it's a technology revolution transforming a liability into a massive asset class. We break down the companies building the infrastructure to recycle 95% of the energy...
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Edamatsu and Iwasawa reported in mid-February 2026 that a Japanese research team has lifted mud from the seabed 5,700 meters below the surface that contains rare earth elements, a feat that could eventually strengthen Japan’s hand in high-tech manufacturing. The test was carried out around Minami-Torishima, a remote island about 1,800 kilometers south of Tokyo, the research team said Feb. 2.
JAMSTEC’s survey vessel Chikyu deployed a specialized pipe to sample mud in
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