Actual and possible nuclear power long-time development lines

The al,rent state of nuclear power engineering is described. It is shown th at this industry is still at the initial stage in general industrial use in spite of experimental evidence accumulated for more than half a century. I t has not even attained the stage of establishment, which would enable one to utilize all the power facilities concealed in it. The long-term future o f nuclear power involves a closed fuel cycle including the recycling of fue l front extended breeding of fissile materials, which supports the safe tre atment of radioactive wastes. Nuclear power has no alternatives over millen nia, and any groups opposed to its extension and companies within the count ry that strive to delay its development by not providing facilities for the latter in essence have started on a road involving marked difficulty for o ur civilization.