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Admiral Rickover's 'Paper Reactor' Memo (1953)
Rickover's famous speech about the distinction between academic (paper) reactors and practical reactors.
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Nuclear energy is long-term sustainable
Some people claim nuclear fuel is inexhaustible and circular, others say we'll run out soon. We do the math. Turns out, it's roughly as inexhaustible as sunlight.
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What is nuclear waste? Challenges and solutions
Nuclear waste is primarily composed of the atoms that are left over after larger atoms are split in a fission chain reaction. This page explains what it is in detail, what the hazards are, how we store it today, what the long-term plans are, and how much waste we make.