Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power uses nuclear fission or nuclear fusion to produce electricity to power homes, vehicles, factories and businesses.
== History ==
=== 20th Century ===
The first nuclear power stations opened in the developed world after a World War II. Despite controversy over how to dispose of nuclear waste, nuclear power was cleaner than burning fossil fuels. France and Japan produced over 40% of their electricity from nuclear power by 2000. The United States, Germany and Russia were also major players in the nuclear industry.
=== 21st Century ===
In the early 21st century, various developing nations including China, India and Iran made the expansion of nuclear generating capacity a major part of their national modernization programs. They nuclear power generation a clean alternate to fossil fuels, especially coal which contributed to crippling air population in many large cities.
American billionaire and Microsoft CEO Bill Gates agreed to invest heavily in China's nuclear industry starting in 2016 to help Beijing triple its nuclear generating capacity by 2030 to meet surging demand. China achieved a first in 2019 opening the first thorium plant outside Shanghai. Thorium generating stations are fourth generation fission plants that use thorium as fuel without producing harmful radioactive by products.
Russia invested heavily in developing nations including the Iran, India and the nations of South East Asia to help them expand nuclear generating capacity in the early 21st century. This served as a major source of revenue for Moscow. Iran's civilian nuclear program served a duel purpose as both a source of energy and as a cover for its vast nuclear weapons development program later expanded by the United Islamic Republic.
Several nations hoped to develop viable commercial nuclear fusion by the mid to late 21st century.
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