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==Things that won't work== | ==Things that won't work== | ||
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* [[Conventional nuclear power]] - Uranium-235 is too scarce. | * [[Conventional nuclear power]] - Uranium-'''235''' is too scarce. | ||
* [[Small nuclear reactors]] - Same scarcity, plus greater risk of weapons proliferation. | * [[Small nuclear reactors]] - Same scarcity, plus greater risk of weapons proliferation. | ||
* Uranium-238 [[breeder reactors]] - Abundant fuel, but still a weapons proliferation risk. | * Uranium-'''238''' [[breeder reactors]] - Abundant fuel, but still a weapons proliferation risk. | ||
* Hydrogen [[fusion]] - Will probably be viable in the distant future, but we can't wait around. | * Hydrogen [[fusion]] - Will probably be viable in the distant future, but we can't wait around. | ||
==Projects needed== | ==Projects needed== | ||
* '''[[Thorium breeder reactors]]''' - Safe reactors that run on very abundant fuel | * '''[[Thorium breeder reactors]]''' - Safe reactors that run on very abundant fuel | ||
Revision as of 14:13, 1 June 2024
How to scale up nuclear power enough to decarbonize energy production?
Things that won't work
Follow the page links for more details about why.
- Conventional nuclear power - Uranium-235 is too scarce.
- Small nuclear reactors - Same scarcity, plus greater risk of weapons proliferation.
- Uranium-238 breeder reactors - Abundant fuel, but still a weapons proliferation risk.
- Hydrogen fusion - Will probably be viable in the distant future, but we can't wait around.
Projects needed
- Thorium breeder reactors - Safe reactors that run on very abundant fuel