Alternative Energy

[kandrathe]

It seems everyone is so anti-nuclear energy in America, and not without reason, however I've heard very convincing arguments, on this site here as a matter of fact from members here, that nuclear energy can be a safe alternative.

...And then NASA went and created this: Link

The significance of these results is hard to overstate, said Gibson. Research on space-ready fission reactors has been mired by high costs and lengthy time frames from the late 1970s to the early 2000s, which resulted in many canceled projects. "This is the first nuclear-powered operation of a new fission reactor concept in the U.S. in 40 years," Gibson said.

Fission reactors have many practical advantages over RTGs. For instance, RTGs generally produce only a few hundred watts, but the reactor is scalable to 10,000 watts. Four units could provide enough power to establish an extraterrestrial outpost, according to a statement NASA released after the event.

I'd love to see these in every home. You go to the store once a decade-to-twenty years+ and purchase an encased Plutonium pill for your generator. It's too bad humanity cannot be trusted with such things... One can still dream.

I've been looking at the renewed interest in thorium reactors.

Does not create fissile bomb making materials. Dirty bombs maybe...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMSR