Pro and Cons of Nuclear

The dangers of nuclear power have been greatly exaggerated. The deaths from Chernobyl total a mere 45 after 20 years compared with huge mortality in mining and processing coal, for example. The world's residual radiation from Chernobyl has been estimated at one hundredth of the legacy of the great powers nuclear testing programmes.

However it appears, based on relative cost, that nuclear fission will be a limited option for those countries who do not have adequate wind, solar, geothermal and tidal resources.

If nuclear fusion power is achieved then the economics and problems of waste will be totally different. Now the Chinese are providing another option the world has largely rejected - thorium power.

Malcolm

Group members

• David Bright
• Malcolm

Fission , Fusion and Thorium

Nuclear Fission 

1. Japan Removes first 400 fuel rods 07/11/14 
2. France Cuts Nuclear Dependence  11/02/16 
3. Liquid Sodium Reactors  potential 14/10/14 
4. May be years before New Mexico nuclear waste dump reopens  0/09/14
5. Unbelievable Dangers of Japan Nuclear Clean Up  19/08/13
6. Japan requests OK to restart reactor  30/09/13
7. Nuclear Cheapest for Poland  14/11/13 
8. Radioactive Groundwater unmeasured from Fukushima 08/08/13
9. Unknowns of Japanese Nuclear Disaster  31/07/13
10. Waste from Japanese Nuclear Disaster  14/07/13
11. Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Avoidable  15/10/12 
12. Chernobyl WHO Report
13. Europe's Nuclear Plants need upgrade  03/10/12 
14. Nuclear Storage Plans in France  19/08/10
15. Nuclear not the Answer
16. Fusion Power Experiment 2009 31/03/09
17. French Nuclear
18. Coal and Nuclear Opinion Ian Fells 17/09/08
19. Nuclear Too Expensive 31/10/08
20. Germany fights to keep nuclear
21. Too Many French Nuclear Workers Contaminated 27/07/08

Fusion 

1. Fusion Power Closer  12/12/14
2. Lockheed Claim Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough  17/10/14 
3. Nuclear Fusion Nearer in 2010  18/01/10
4. Fusion in USA Test 28/05/09
5. Nuclear Fusion to Date

Thorium

1. Chinese Thorium Power  19/03/14