Preventing the Anthropocene Extinction with Nuclear Data

The possibility of an extinction level event due to galactic threats like solar storms, asteroid impact, Super Novae, and other phenomena, is 100% given a sufficient timescale. The longer mankind inhabits Earth, the more the probability that we will experience such an event rises. From a biological perspective, a major component of all these threats is radiation. Moreover, of all the potential methods of avoiding an Anthropocene extinction, preparation will rely heavily on nuclear methods. The NNDC store of nuclear data will be a valuable resource in engineering the safety of mankind as we attempt to graduate through "The Great Filter”. This presentation will discuss the present knowledge of threats and prevention and the nuclear data that supports this knowledge. We will also discuss the state of the nuclear data itself. As the sources of nuclear data can vary, we can also pinpoint useful experiments in the near-term that can improve our chances of survival.