Nuclear power: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:51, 22 February 2024

Type of nuclear power	Problems if scaled up
Type of nuclear power	Fuel scarcity	Weapons proliferation	Nuclear waste
Conventional nuclear power	Problem	Low risk	Problem
Conventional small nuclear reactors	Problem	High risk	Problem
Uranium-238 breeder reactors	Abundant	High risk	Almost none
Thorium-232 breeder reactors	Abundant	Low risk	Almost none
Hydrogen fusion (not viable yet)	Abundant	Low risk	Almost none

So far, it seems that thorium is the only nuclear power that could really scale up enough to replace all fossil fuels.

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-As a source of [[energy]], '''nuclear''' power can refer to a few types:
+==Types==
-* [[Conventional nuclear power]] - '''status quo''', used by all nuclear power plants today
+<!--
-* [[Breeder reactors]] - not viable yet
+* '''[[Conventional nuclear power]]''' - '''status quo''', used by all nuclear power plants today
+* [[Breeder reactors]] {{light|(thorium or uranium)}} - not ''quite'' viable yet
 * [[Nuclear fusion]] - not viable yet
+-->
+{|class='wikitable'
+!rowspan='2' |Type of nuclear power
+!colspan='3' |Problems if scaled up
+|-
+!Fuel scarcity
+!Weapons proliferation
+!Nuclear waste
+|-
+|[[Conventional nuclear power]]
+|{{rcell}} Problem
+|Low risk
+|{{rcell}} Problem
+|-
+|[[Conventional small nuclear reactors]]
+|{{rcell}} Problem
+|{{rcell}} High risk
+|{{rcell}} Problem
+|-
+|Uranium-238 [[breeder reactors]]
+|Abundant
+|{{rcell}} High risk
+|Almost none
+|-
+|[[Thorium]]-232 breeder reactors
+|Abundant
+|Low risk
+|Almost none
+|-
+|Hydrogen [[fusion]] {{light|(not viable yet)}}
+|Abundant
+|Low risk
+|Almost none
+|}
+<big>So far, it seems that '''[[thorium]]''' is the only nuclear power that could really [[scale up nuclear power|scale up]] enough to replace all [[fossil fuels]].</big>
 [[Category:Energy sources]]