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[[File:Nuclear Power Plant Cattenom.jpg|thumb|Nuclear power plant]] | [[File:Nuclear Power Plant Cattenom.jpg|thumb|Nuclear power plant]] | ||
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Currently, all of the world's nuclear power plants{{x|any exceptions are ''experimental'' and not scaleable yet}} run on '''conventional nuclear power''': [[nuclear fission]] that depends heavily on uranium-235. | Currently, all of the world's nuclear power plants{{x|any exceptions are ''experimental'' and not scaleable yet}} run on '''conventional nuclear power''': [[nuclear fission]] that depends heavily on uranium-235. | ||
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==Risk of meltdowns== | ==Risk of meltdowns== | ||
{{basically|Generally manageable}} | {{basically|Generally manageable}} | ||
{{ | Meltdowns have happened twice in history: [[Chernobyl]] and [[Fukushima]]. Nuclear plants have since been designed to not repeat the mistakes of the past. {{en}} Then again, some people say there are still unknown risks. <sup>[debate needed, perhaps]</sup> | ||
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==Weapons proliferation== | ==Weapons proliferation== | ||
{{basically|Under control}} | {{basically|Under control}} | ||
Reactors are well designed to prevent people from stealing uranium to make thermonuclear bombs. Governments of course still have nuclear warheads, which is still a [[nuclear war|major issue in itself]]. | |||