Nothing instills terror quite like the sheer magnitude of annihilation at the hands of atomic weapons of mass destruction. Then there's the horrors of fallout, black rain and radiation, that causes mutations deep within the bone marrow. We tested the effects but still proceeded to build arsenals.

Despite disasters such as those in Chernobyl and Fukashima, there are nearly 450 reactors actively providing nuclear power today.

660m below the New Mexico waste isolation pilot plant in the Nevada desert, lies the transuranic leftovers from making 2,150 American weapons, below the yucca mountains

We all knew the day would come. If we are to survive climate change, deforestation and the sheer scale with which we are draining the little of what is left from what this planet has to offer, have forced us into a corner.

A new generation of reactors using molten salt, water, steam and pressure are here. Europe's most polluted town, Copsa Mica in Transylvania, has blackened it's final face.

We have the technology to take other materials, that can absorb neutrons and fuel efficient reactors, seemingly without end. Waste can be repurposed leaving the minimal hazards possible.

Frankly, the best option is to get comfortable and enjoy the ride. Get a decent job in a growing market. No doubt there's every chance, they'll have accomodation in the vicinity. At least that way you will have little knowledge and time to panic. It's surviving nuclear excursions that is the thing to worry about.

Ventures to reach out into distant space use this energy principle. Satellites and telescopes floating in orbit need nuclear technology.

We harness the very force with which the universe was made, to return to it.

Nobody plans an accident. But we can take the opportunity to be safe.