Is Nuclear Energy Green?

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Is nuclear power good or bad? In this much-asked-for episode I will summarize the most up-to-date numbers on the status of nuclear power and break down it's pros and cons. We will also look at what the new technological developments have to offer: molten salt reactors, thorium reactors, and small modular reactors. I learned a low while working on this video and I hope you find this summary useful.

The table which I show at 3 minutes 16 seconds is from this IPCC report https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploa...

The paper from Muellner et al which I discuss at 6 minutes 43 seconds is here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

The figure which I show at 7 mins 22 seconds is from the World Nuclear Energy Status Report that you can read here:
https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/IM...

The 2013 paper I mention at 8 minutes 51 seconds is this:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/...

The 2016 paper about the death toll of nuclear versus renewables that I mention at 9 minutes 22 seconds is here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

The WHO/Chernobyl Forum estimate for the death toll from the Chernobyl accident is from this report:
https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLC...

The quote I show at 14 minutes 36 is from this report:
https://www.iaea.org/publications/135...
(sorry for the weird audio quality there)

The Nature article about the thorium reactor in China which I show at 15 minutes 28 seconds is this:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...

And finally, the Science news piece I mention at 17 mins 46 seconds is this:https://www.science.org/content/artic...

Many thanks to Jordi Busqué for helping with this video http://jordibusque.com/

0:00 Intro
2:30 Climate Friendly
6:04 Not Renewable
7:05 Expensive
8:22 Dangerous
12:13 Fast Breeders
13:42 Molten Salt Reactors
14:22 Thorium Reactors
15:43 Small Modular Reactors
18:00 Summary
21:12 Sponsor Message

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