History, present, and future of nuclear energy

Dive into the fascinating and controversial history, present, and future of nuclear energy!

• Discover the revolutionary origins in the 19th century [1, 2], the first controlled reaction in 1942 [3-6], and the inauguration of the first commercial power plant in 1954 [3, 7], which changed the world [8].
• Explore the current global situation, with **around 416-440 reactors in 31 countries generating approximately 10% of the world's electricity** [2, 9-11], crucial for the fight against climate change because it **does not emit CO2 during operation** [12, 13].
• Understand why nuclear energy is vital for ensuring stability [12-15], essential for the growing demand from **Artificial Intelligence datacenters** [13, 14, 16-32].
• Learn about the challenges: the historical accidents at Chernobyl (1986) [9, 33-38] and Fukushima (2011) [9, 33, 36-38] which redefined safety, and the complex management of radioactive waste that remains dangerous for thousands of years [33, 39-44].
• Look to the promising future with innovations like **Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)** [28, 30, 31, 45-53], designed to be safer, more flexible, and economical [45, 47, 50], the pursuit of revolutionary **nuclear fusion** [45, 53-55] which promises clean and abundant energy [55], and the global commitment by over 20 countries to **triple global nuclear capacity by 2050** [32, 56].
• Join us to uncover this strategic energy source for the 21st century [8, 57, 58].