Nuclear Energy
Fission. Fusion?
Sites
- YouTube: Illinois EnergyProf — Professor David Ruzic
Links
- YouTube:
Why nuclear plants are shutting down? | Vox
- Fewer fossil fuel plants, more renewable/nuclear plants
- Skewed safety concerns, trade-off in environmental concerns, and cost
- Alternative clean firm power: nuclear, geothermal, long-term energy storage, carbon capture, etc.
- YouTube:
WTF Happened to Nuclear Energy | Johnny Harris
- Addressing the three big problems: accidents, waste and cost
- YouTube:
The Economics of Nuclear Energy | Real Engineering
- YouTube: Economics of Nuclear Reactor | Illinois EnergyProf
- The revenue and costs of nuclear power plants
- Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is high for nuclear
- Why Does Nuclear Power Plant Construction Cost So Much
- Costs of nuclear power plants increased over decades
- High construction costs, rising labour costs, constantly changing regulatory/QA/QC requirements
- Possible ways to bring down the cost: mature supply chain, predictable regulations, public support, etc.
- How to Scale Nuclear Power
- Almost none of the nuclear power plant in the US is new, the cost is high
- The success is more about managing cost, project management and policies rather than engineering or safety concerns
- The safety concerns for radiation, nuclear waste or nuclear meltdowns are not significant any more
- Will We Ever Get Fusion Power?
- What is fusion, how it works, why fusion reactor shape like that (called tokamak)
- The slow development of fusion over the last 70 years, the bull and bear point of view on fusion
- Bull: more private sector attention and investment it might work
- Bear: even if it works it might be too expensive