[tigerBL00D]

> I'm an opponent of nuclear power

Perhaps I am being pedantic, but this strikes me as a strange position to announce. Nuclear power is a broad category of things which includes fission, decay and fusion, all of the above can be used to generate heat.

[heavenlyblue]

Perhaps?

If you look at a pie chart of how the electric power is generated in your country, and you see "nuclear power", which of "fission", "decay" and "fusion" are you going to think about?

[tigerBL00D]

Yes, that's why I qualified my comment. My point is that opposition is more effective when directed at specific design issues. It's about the quality of technical discourse. Just like you wouldn't say you oppose the internet if you have an issue with Facebook etc.

[heavenlyblue]

The specific design issue with fusion is that it doesn’t exist

[tigerBL00D]

Fusion is a work in progress and it is likely what will power our civilization in the future.

In the meantime there are new types of fission reactors being developed (small modular such as Nuscale, advanced fission deployed in China) and they aim the address shortcomings of older designs.

The problem with current generation of fission plants is that they were primarily designed to be integrated into military-industrial complex that produces fuel for nuclear weapons. You can have safer fission plants by focusing on power generation only.

P.S. Not sure what's up with downvotes, but whatever.