Nuclear power is about as popular as a three-eyed fish, but it still provides 10% of the world's electricity (and double that percentage in America). So how bad IS this stuff? And is there a possible future in which nuclear power provides almost ALL of the world's energy? (Spoiler: there is!) Join the boys for an irradiated romp through the science, history, and future of nuclear power. In this epidode: Don't call it "nucular" Statistics etc. A nuclear reactor is a steam engine Components of a fission reactor Splitting the Adam (atom) Nuclear rods Uranium-235 and chain reactions Cadmium control rods History of nuclear power Willhelm Rontgen Marie Curie Ernest Rutherford Albert Einstein Enrico Fermi The Manhattan Project The Atomic Energy Commission Chicago Pile 1 Experimental Breeder Reactor 1 Nuclear Submarines Nuclear meltdowns (Chernobyl, 3-Mile Island, Fukushima) Nuclear waste "mishaps" The future of nuclear energy Nuclear fusion Plasma States of matter Bose-Einstein condensate quark- glucagon plasma neutron-degenerate matter Deuterium-Tritium reaction (D-T) Plasma containment: magnets Tokamaks ITER: International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory ~ Join the Midnight Masses! Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas. And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word! https://midnightbonus.weebly.com/midnight-merch.html ~ CONTACT: Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback: +1 (408) 596-4603 Email with topic suggestions etc: mailto:midnightfactsforinsomniacs@gmail.com ~ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightfactsforinsomniacs/ ~ Discord: https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN ~ Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info: www.shanerogers.net ~ Website: www.midnightfactsforinsomniacs.com ~ Episode Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ukkmfs/NuclearPower.pdf ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~