Topics

Ten coherent areas replacing the original 206 messy categories (1,622 posts were filed under "Uncategorized"). 5,093 classified article-topic links.

Foundations

Energy basics, energy density, and how a nuclear reactor actually makes power.

What nuclear fission isEnergy density: why a little fuel goes a long wayHow a power reactor works end-to-endFusion: the other nuclear

Reactor Types

Light water, gas-cooled, liquid-metal, molten-salt, SMRs and microreactors.

Light-water reactors (PWR & BWR)Small modular reactors (SMRs)Molten-salt reactors & the thorium/LFTR conceptMicroreactors & military reactors

Fuel Cycle & Waste

Mining, enrichment, fuel fabrication, recycling, and used-fuel management.

The nuclear fuel cycleUsed fuel and 'nuclear waste'Used fuel and weapons proliferation

Radiation & Health

What radiation is, dose, and the LNT vs. hormesis debate over low-dose effects.

Radiation, dose, and unitsLow-dose radiation: LNT vs. hormesis

Safety & Accidents

TMI, Chernobyl, Fukushima, SL-1 and what reactor safety engineering means.

Chernobyl: what happened and what the toll wasFukushima Daiichi: tsunami, meltdowns, and the radiation questionHow reactor safety is actually engineered

Economics

Capital cost, construction, operating economics, and market competition.

Why nuclear costs what it costsVogtle & the AP1000: a real-world cost case study

Policy & Regulation

The NRC, licensing, national policy, and the international picture.

The NRC and how nuclear is regulated

History

Naval reactors, the Army program, technical history and atomic pioneers.

Rickover and the naval reactors model

Energy Systems & Alternatives

How nuclear compares with gas, coal, wind and solar on the grid and climate.

Nuclear vs. wind, solar, and gas on the gridNuclear and climate changeFirm power and grid integration

Advocacy & Communication

Opposition movements, messaging, and the public conversation about nuclear.

The antinuclear movement and fossil-fuel interests