Nuclear Power

Using controlled nuclear fission to produce electricity.

Core metadata

ID: nuclear_power
Era: Modern
First known date: 1951 (exact)
Region: Idaho, United States, Experimental Breeder Reactor I
Review status: source_checked
Maturity: established

Prerequisites

Dependents

Radiation Shielding Materials (radiation_shielding_materials)

Fields

Energy Systems & Grid

Field lanes

Energy Systems & Grid: Nuclear & Fusion

Node sources

Nuclear Power (International Atomic Energy Agency, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
9 Notable Facts About the World's First Nuclear Power Plant - EBR-I (U.S. Department of Energy, 2019, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity

Prerequisite edge evidence

Edge/source evidence summary:

Prerequisite edges: 5
Average edge confidence: 68%
Prerequisite sources: 5
expert_inference: 5

Prerequisite	Type	Confidence	Evidence level	Note	Sources
Nuclear Fission (nuclear_fission)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Nuclear Fission provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Nuclear Power (International Atomic Energy Agency, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity, edge
Classical Monumental Construction (construction)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Construction provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Nuclear Power (International Atomic Energy Agency, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity, edge
Steam Turbine Power Generation (steam_turbine_power_generation)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Steam Turbine Power Generation provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Nuclear Power (International Atomic Energy Agency, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity, edge
Thermodynamics (thermodynamics)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Thermodynamics provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Nuclear Power (International Atomic Energy Agency, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity, edge
Reinforced Concrete (reinforced_concrete)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Reinforced Concrete provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Nuclear Power (International Atomic Energy Agency, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity, edge

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