Archive:000/Nuclear power - Revision history

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

2024-10-26T20:29:52Z

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

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Elie at 02:47, 8 September 2024

2024-09-08T02:47:49Z

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	\|Uranium-238 [[breeder reactors]]		\|Uranium-238 [[breeder reactors]] {{p\|Additional benefit: Uranium-238 reactors would make use of existing nuclear waste left over from decades of conventional nuclear power.}} <!-- TALK: i think we need a separate page on Uranium-238 breeder reactors specifically -->
	\|Abundant		\|Abundant
	\|{{rcell}} High risk		\|{{rcell}} High risk

Elie at 23:51, 22 February 2024

2024-02-22T23:51:51Z

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	{\|class='wikitable'		{\|class='wikitable'
	!rowspan='2' \|Type		!rowspan='2' \|Type of nuclear power
	!colspan='3' \|Problems if scaled up		!colspan='3' \|Problems if scaled up
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	\|{{rcell}} Problem		\|{{rcell}} Problem
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[~~Small~~ nuclear reactors]]		\|[[Conventional small nuclear reactors]]
	\|{{rcell}} Problem		\|{{rcell}} Problem
	\|{{rcell}} High risk		\|{{rcell}} High risk
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	\|Almost none		\|Almost none
	\|}		\|}
	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>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]]		[[Category:Energy sources]]

Elie: /* Types */

2024-02-22T23:37:35Z

Types

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	\|[[Conventional nuclear power]]		\|[[Conventional nuclear power]]
	\|{{rcell}} ~~Yes~~		\|{{rcell}} Problem
	\|No		\|Low risk
	\|{{rcell}} ~~Yes~~		\|{{rcell}} Problem
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Small nuclear reactors]]		\|[[Small nuclear reactors]]
	\|{{rcell}} ~~Yes~~		\|{{rcell}} Problem
	\|{{rcell}} ~~Yes~~		\|{{rcell}} High risk
	\|{{rcell}} ~~Yes~~		\|{{rcell}} Problem
	\|-		\|-
	\|Uranium-238 [[breeder reactors]]		\|Uranium-238 [[breeder reactors]]
	\|No		\|Abundant
	\|{{rcell}} ~~Yes~~		\|{{rcell}} High risk
	\|No		\|Almost none
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Thorium]]-232 breeder reactors		\|[[Thorium]]-232 breeder reactors
	\|No		\|Abundant
	\|No		\|Low risk
	\|No		\|Almost none
	\|-		\|-
	\|Hydrogen [[fusion]] {{light\|(not viable yet)}}		\|Hydrogen [[fusion]] {{light\|(not viable yet)}}
	\|No		\|Abundant
	\|No		\|Low risk
	\|No		\|Almost none
	\|}		\|}
	So far, it seems that '''[[thorium]]''' is the only nuclear power that could really scale up enough to replace all [[fossil fuels]].		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]].

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

Elie at 00:30, 1 February 2024

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 ==Types==
 * '''[[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
 [[Category:Energy sources]]

Elie at 20:34, 3 November 2023

2023-11-03T20:34:55Z

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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		* '''[[Conventional nuclear power]]''' - '''status quo''', used by all nuclear power plants today
	* [[Breeder reactors]] {{light\|(thorium or uranium)}} - not viable yet		* [[Breeder reactors]] {{light\|(thorium or uranium)}} - not ''quite'' viable yet
	* [[Nuclear fusion]] - not viable yet		* [[Nuclear fusion]] - not viable yet

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

Elie at 20:26, 3 November 2023

2023-11-03T20:26:03Z

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	As a source of [[energy]], '''nuclear''' ~~power~~ can refer to a few types:		As a source of [[energy]], '''nuclear power''' can refer to a few types:
	* [[Conventional nuclear power]] - '''status quo''', used by all nuclear power plants today		* [[Conventional nuclear power]] - '''status quo''', used by all nuclear power plants today
	* [[Breeder reactors]] - not viable yet		* [[Breeder reactors]] {{light\|(thorium or uranium)}} - not viable yet
	* [[Nuclear fusion]] - not viable yet		* [[Nuclear fusion]] - not viable yet

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

Elie: Elie moved page Nuclear to Nuclear power: New naming scheme

2023-11-03T20:23:53Z

Elie moved page Nuclear to Nuclear power: New naming scheme

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Elie at 17:27, 2 September 2023

2023-09-02T17:27:01Z

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	* [[Breeder reactors]] - not viable yet		* [[Breeder reactors]] - not viable yet
	* [[Nuclear fusion]] - not viable yet		* [[Nuclear fusion]] - not viable yet

			[[Category:Energy sources]]

Elie: Replaced content with "As a source of energy, '''nuclear''' power can refer to a few types: * Conventional nuclear power - '''status quo''', used by all nuclear power plants today * Breeder reactors - not viable yet * Nuclear fusion - not viable yet"

2023-07-01T05:32:46Z

Replaced content with "As a source of energy, '''nuclear''' power can refer to a few types: * Conventional nuclear power - '''status quo''', used by all nuclear power plants today * Breeder reactors - not viable yet * Nuclear fusion - not viable yet"

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-==Fission==
+As a source of [[energy]], '''nuclear''' power can refer to a few types:
-All of today's nuclear power plants run on nuclear fission.
+* [[Conventional nuclear power]] - '''status quo''', used by all nuclear power plants today
+* [[Breeder reactors]] - not viable yet
-===Supply===
+* [[Nuclear fusion]] - not viable yet