As I’ve alluded to, I don’t want this site to be too narrowly focused. I’m going to explore unpopular topics like nuclear power, as well as the arcane, the mainstream, whatever.
Nuclear power is a real problem. a problem in the sense that the reputation in the U.S. is about as tarnished as it can possibly be — yet, nuclear can work, and work well. France is the true example of that, more than 80% of France’s electricity is supplied by nuclear power – yet there has never been a nuclear accident there.
There are, obviously, other problems with nuclear. Nuclear waste is very ‘dirty’, to understate it considerably. In all of this, I’m talking about fission-based nuclear energy. Fusion-based nuclear energy is not yet a reality – but it holds the greatest potential for clean, and limitless, generation of power. If fusion can be tamed, there will never be any shortage of power on earth ever again. Electricity will become free, for all practical purposes.
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Gwyneth Cravens on Why Going Green Means Going Nuclear "Most of us were taught that the goal of science is power over nature, as if science and power were one thing and nature quite another. Niels Bohr observed to the contrary that the more modest but relentless goal of science is, in his words, 'the gradual removal of prejudice...
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Originally perceived as a cheap and plentiful source of power, the commercial use of nuclear energy has been controversial for decades. Worries about the dangers that nuclear plants and their radioactive waste posed to nearby communities grew over time, and plant construction in the United States virtually died after the early 1980s...
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“Persuasive and based on deep research. Atomic Awakening taught me a great deal."—NatureThe American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death. With Hiroshima and the Cold War still ringing in our ears, our perception of all things nuclear is seen through the lens of weapons development...
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Nuclear power plants around the world marched to the front of everyone’s thoughts around the world when the 9.0 earthquake and resulting massive tsunami crippled the triple redundant cooling system at the Fukushima Dai-ich nuclear power plant located in Japan in March of 2011. This guide provides information and locations of over 440 operating nuclear power plant reactors around the world...
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The world-renowned antinuclear activist's "expertly argued" (The Guardian) case against nuclear energy.In a world torn apart by wars over oil, politicians have increasingly begun to look for alternative energy sources—and their leading choice is nuclear energy. Among the myths that have been spread over the years about nuclear-powered electricity are that it does not cause global warming or pollution, that it is inexpensive, and that it is safe...
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