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Will there be a non-test nuclear detonation in Iran before 2027?

1% chance

1
0 comments
136
136 forecasters
1%chance

What percent of US energy will be produced by nuclear fission power in 2050?

10% (5.91 - 15.6)

16
1111 comments
47
47 forecasters
10%
(5.91 - 15.6)

Will the US start the process of building a nuclear-powered data center on a military base before 2029?

61.8% chance

2
66 comments
39
39 forecasters
61.8%chance

Will a new nuclear-armed state emerge before 2030?

55% chance

6
1313 comments
63
63 forecasters
55%chance

Will NASA build a completed nuclear reactor on the moon before 2030?

1% chance

66 comments
43
43 forecasters
1%chance

Will Australia operate a nuclear power plant before 2042?

22% chance

11
1010 comments
32
32 forecasters
22%chance

Will the U.S. deploy nuclear missiles to Japan or the Philippines before 2035?

20% chance

3
55 comments
34
34 forecasters
20%chance

By 2035, how many new gigawatts of nuclear power will enter operation in the United States, as verified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, new state regulators, or other definitive sources?

17 GW (15.4 - 17.9)

1
22 comments
11
11 forecasters
17 GW
(15.4 - 17.9)

Will Iran possess a nuclear weapon before 2030?

7% chance

73
191191 comments
699
699 forecasters
7%chance

Will a nuclear weapon be detonated as an act of war by 2050?

35% chance

58
6969 comments
530
530 forecasters
35%chance

How many nuclear weapons will be detonated offensively by 2050?

<1 weapons (<1 - 5.48)

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4747 comments
152
152 forecasters
<1 weapons
(<1 - 5.48)

What percentage of global primary energy consumption will be produced by Nuclear Power in 2040?

5.67% (3.32 - 9.08)

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11 comment
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25 forecasters
5.67%
(3.32 - 9.08)

What percentage of global primary energy consumption will be produced by Nuclear Power in 2025?

3.96% (3.62 - 4.32)

9
77 comments
24
24 forecasters
3.96%
(3.62 - 4.32)

How many terawatt-hours of electricity will be generated from nuclear power worldwide in the year 2030?

3098 TWh (2498 - 3961)

6
66 comments
17
17 forecasters
3098 TWh
(2498 - 3961)

If there is at least one nuclear detonation by 2030, in which countries will there be at least one fatality?

14
99 comments
314
314 forecasters

Will small modular nuclear reactors supply at least 1% of any nation's electricity by 2030?

10% chance

17
1616 comments
116
116 forecasters
10%chance

When will nuclear fusion provide >10% of the world's primary energy?

Jan 2072 (Jan 2052 - >2100)

25
2525 comments
156
156 forecasters
Jan 2072
(Jan 2052 - >2100)

Will Puerto Rico's industrial sector be powered primarily by New Nuclear before 2040?

25% chance

1
0 comments
13
13 forecasters
25%chance

Will Puerto Rico's industrial sector be powered primarily by New Nuclear before 2040? [QL]

20% chance

0 comments
6
6 forecasters
20%chance

In 2023 will a nuclear weapon be used in war (ie not a test or accident) and kill at least 10 people?

result: no

3
22 comments
108
108 forecasters
ResolvedNo

When will nuclear power be used for propulsion in space in a non-test capacity?

May 2034 (23 Jan 2031 - >Jan 2036)

12
1111 comments
75
75 forecasters
May 2034
(23 Jan 2031 - >Jan 2036)

What share of Africa's total primary energy will come from nuclear (fission & fusion) in 2050?

3.45% (1.42 - 10.3)

8
77 comments
16
16 forecasters
3.45%
(1.42 - 10.3)

What proportion of offensive nuclear detonations by 2030 will be of nonstrategic nuclear weapons, if there's at least one offensive detonation by then?

0.923% (0.0674 - 0.974)

0 comments
11
11 forecasters
0.923%
(0.0674 - 0.974)

What fraction of nuclear weapon detonations by countries by 2050 will be on cities with >1500 people per km^2?

0.198% (0.042 - 0.406)

1
11 comment
21
21 forecasters
0.198%
(0.042 - 0.406)