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Elie moved page Nuclear fission to Archive:000/Nuclear fission without leaving a redirect: Huge_refactor

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Elie at 21:32, 7 October 2023

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	This wiki talks about nuclear fission's possible role in solving the global [[energy]] crisis. If you're looking for the physics of nuclear fission, see [//wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission Wikipedia] instead.		This wiki talks about nuclear fission's possible role in solving the global [[energy]] crisis. If you're looking for the physics of nuclear fission, see [//wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission Wikipedia] instead.

	[[Category:Energy sources]]		[[Category:Energy sources]]

Elie at 21:31, 7 October 2023

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	==Types==		==Types==
	* [[Conventional nuclear power]] - ~~used~~ by all reactors today		* [[Conventional nuclear power]] <!--{{light\|(uranium-235)}}-->
	* [[~~Breeder reactors~~]] ~~- not operational yet~~		** Used by all reactors today
			** '''Not''' scalable enough to end [[climate change]].

	~~==Basic physics==~~
	A nuclear reaction is far more [[energy]]-dense than a chemical reaction. Whereas combustion of [[fossil fuels]] involves splitting ''molecules'', nuclear fission involves splitting ''atoms''. This requires a ''fissionable'' material, such as uranium (which has large unstable atoms that split easily).
	~~<!-- TODO: elaborate more:~~
	* start from the beginning about how all matter is made of atoms which are sometimes arranged into molecules
	* define radioactivity (unstable atoms which spontaneously split and release alpha/beta/gamma rays; explain what those are too)
	* explain how reactors speed up the radioactive decay and control the rate of it
	* talk about isotopes and which ones are fissile vs fertile
	* compare fission with fusion, show the periodic table, point to which elements are suited for which.
	~~-->~~

	~~See~~ [~~//wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission Wikipedia~~] ~~for a much more detailed explanation of the physics~~.		* [[Breeder reactors]] <!--{{light\|(uranium-238 or thorium-232)}}-->
			** None are operational yet.

	~~==Role in ending climate change==~~
	~~[[Conventional~~ nuclear ~~power]] can~~'~~t scale up enough to replace~~ [[~~fossil fuels~~]]~~, because it relies on uranium-235 which is too scarce~~. ~~[[Breeder reactors]] could potentially be a solution to this problem~~, ~~by making use of far-more-abundant materials such as uranium-238 and~~ [~~[thorium~~]~~]. The technology for this is not quite ready yet~~. ~~{{en}} <!-- TALK: maybe change this to mention how slow the breeding time is, and why that limits the immediate ability to replace fossil fuels -->~~		This wiki talks about nuclear fission's possible role in solving the global [[energy]] crisis. If you're looking for the physics of nuclear fission, see [//wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission Wikipedia] instead.

	[[Category:Energy sources]]		[[Category:Energy sources]]

Elie at 02:36, 31 July 2023

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	==Basic physics==		==Basic physics==
	{{~~empty~~}}		A nuclear reaction is far more [[energy]]-dense than a chemical reaction. Whereas combustion of [[fossil fuels]] involves splitting ''molecules'', nuclear fission involves splitting ''atoms''. This requires a ''fissionable'' material, such as uranium (which has large unstable atoms that split easily).
			<!-- TODO: elaborate more:
			* start from the beginning about how all matter is made of atoms which are sometimes arranged into molecules
			* define radioactivity (unstable atoms which spontaneously split and release alpha/beta/gamma rays; explain what those are too)
			* explain how reactors speed up the radioactive decay and control the rate of it
			* talk about isotopes and which ones are fissile vs fertile
			* compare fission with fusion, show the periodic table, point to which elements are suited for which.
			-->

			See [//wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission Wikipedia] for a much more detailed explanation of the physics.

			==Role in ending climate change==
			[[Conventional nuclear power]] can't scale up enough to replace [[fossil fuels]], because it relies on uranium-235 which is too scarce. [[Breeder reactors]] could potentially be a solution to this problem, by making use of far-more-abundant materials such as uranium-238 and [[thorium]]. The technology for this is not quite ready yet. {{en}} <!-- TALK: maybe change this to mention how slow the breeding time is, and why that limits the immediate ability to replace fossil fuels -->

			[[Category:Energy sources]]

Elie: Created page with "==Types== * Conventional nuclear power - used by all reactors today * Breeder reactors - not operational yet ==Basic physics== {{empty}}"

2023-05-21T03:14:43Z

Created page with "==Types== * Conventional nuclear power - used by all reactors today * Breeder reactors - not operational yet ==Basic physics== {{empty}}"

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==Types==
* [[Conventional nuclear power]] - used by all reactors today
* [[Breeder reactors]] - not operational yet

==Basic physics==
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