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==The '''nuclear''' approach== | ==The '''nuclear''' approach== | ||
Of all the different types of nuclear power, {{b|#6FF|'''thorium power'''}} seems to be the best bet: | |||
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|[[Conventional nuclear power]] {{light|(status quo)}} | |[[Conventional nuclear power]] {{light|(status quo)}} | ||
| | |style="background:#F66"|Problem | ||
|Low risk | |Low risk | ||
| | |style="background:#F66"|Problem | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Conventional small nuclear reactors | ||
| | |style="background:#F66"|Problem | ||
| | |style="background:#F66"|High risk | ||
| | |style="background:#F66"|Problem | ||
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| | |Uranium-238 breeder reactors {{p|Additional benefit: Uranium-238 reactors would make use of existing nuclear waste, which has been left over from decades of conventional nuclear power.}} | ||
|Abundant | |Abundant | ||
| | |style="background:#F66"|High risk | ||
|Almost none | |Almost none | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |style="background:#6FF"|'''Thorium-232 breeder reactors''' | ||
|Abundant | |style="background:#6FF"|'''Abundant''' | ||
|Low risk | |style="background:#6FF"|'''Low risk''' | ||
|Almost none | |style="background:#6FF"|'''Almost none''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Fusion]] | |[[Fusion]] {{b|#F66|(not viable yet)}} | ||
|Abundant | |Abundant | ||
|Low risk | |Low risk | ||
|Almost none | |Almost none | ||
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* [[Why isn't thorium power a thing yet?]] | * [[Why isn't thorium power a thing yet?]] | ||
* [[Would small (shipping-container-sized) thorium reactors be viable?]] | * [[Would small (shipping-container-sized) thorium reactors be viable?]] | ||
=='''Vehicles''' {{light|- possible options}}== | =='''Vehicles''' {{light|- possible options}}== | ||