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==Types== | |||
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* [[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 | * [[Nuclear fusion]] - not viable yet | ||
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{|class='wikitable' | |||
!rowspan='2' |Type of nuclear power | |||
!colspan='3' |Problems if scaled up | |||
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!Fuel scarcity | |||
!Weapons proliferation | |||
!Nuclear waste | |||
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|[[Conventional nuclear power]] | |||
|{{rcell}} Problem | |||
|Low risk | |||
|{{rcell}} Problem | |||
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|[[Conventional small nuclear reactors]] | |||
|{{rcell}} Problem | |||
|{{rcell}} High risk | |||
|{{rcell}} Problem | |||
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|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 | |||
|{{rcell}} High risk | |||
|Almost none | |||
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|[[Thorium]]-232 breeder reactors | |||
|Abundant | |||
|Low risk | |||
|Almost none | |||
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|Hydrogen [[fusion]] {{light|(not viable yet)}} | |||
|Abundant | |||
|Low risk | |||
|Almost none | |||
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<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]] | |||