According to the American businessman, modern technologies make it possible to build safe nuclear power plants. Public prejudice should not become an obstacle to the development of the sphere.
Nuclear energy is considered “clean”: it reduces greenhouse gas emissions and at the same time makes it possible to meet the growing demand for electricity. However, due to accidents in the past, nuclear power plants do not have the best reputation.
The founder of Tesla and SpaceX spoke out in their defense. “I think modern nuclear power plants are safe, contrary to what people think. I'm talking about division. You don't need fusion,”Musk said.
Nuclear fission is a process used in conventional nuclear reactors. A number of experts believe that thermonuclear fusion is a safer way to obtain nuclear energy, since fission produces radioactive waste that can remain hazardous for a long time. Meanwhile, the level of technology development is still holding back the "domestication" of thermonuclear fusion.
Earlier it became known that an experiment was carried out at the Chinese tokamak EAST, the results of which are of great importance for thermonuclear energy. The "man-made sun" heated the plasma to a temperature that is almost seven times higher than in the bowels of a natural star.