Questions tagged [nuclear-power]
Questions about generation of heat and power by nuclear phenomena, usually but not limited to radioactive decay (fission reactions). For weapons relying on nuclear phenomena, consider [weapons] and [weapon-mass-destruction] instead.
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A modern or near-future civilization without nuclear technology?
Would it be possible for a fully modern civilization (i.e. quite like our own, perhaps slightly more advanced, with near-future tech) to arise on an Earth-like planet devoid of uranium, plutonium, ...
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Can nuclear reactor explode like a nuclear bomb? [closed]
A nuclear reactor exploding like a bomb is an element of many stories ("Pacific Rim", etc). From some of these stories it looks like at least some reactors can be blasted just by sending a command ...
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North Korea invents nuclear fusion; world domination?
If North Korea developed nuclear fusion, and had essentially unlimited energy, how could it leverage this advantage into world domination? How long would it have to be kept secret, and how could the ...
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Convert radioactivity directly into electricity: Possible or not?
Is it possible to directly convert radioactivity to turn it into electricity?
If yes, then what is the conversion rate?
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Portable nuclear reactor that can be brought to medieval age
A hero travels to another world that is like the medieval age of Earth.
He needs a portable power generator. Is there any portable, low maintenance, at least 10 MW, reactor or energy producer that ...
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What would it take to make a modern(ish) nuclear reactor release fallout?
I'm trying (failing) to write a story set within the exclusion zone around a nuclear power plant incident set in the near future. The 'incident' that leads to the exclusion zone being set up isn't the ...
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Can Average Joe reboot the nuclear power plant?
Setup: The year is 2018. Malicious virus escaped secret lab and managed to kill 99% of all humans between January and April 2016. Not-so-average Joe spent his last two years of basic survival with the ...
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Is it possible for an organism to evolve to generate its own nuclear power?
Is it possible for an organism to evolve to biologically generate its own nuclear power? If so, how would this evolution occur?
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