Air conditioners, electric cars, televisions, computers—they all have one thing in common. They all consume electricity. As our consumption of electronic gadgets increase, we are depleting Earth’s natural resources at a rate faster than it can replenish. As a result, engineers and scientists have come up with a solution to this issue, albeit with much controversy. Nuclear energy, one of the biggest breakthrough in technological and scientific advancement, is a highly eyed upon solution by many authorities and governments to implement this technology to provide electricity to the masses.
According to the World Nuclear Association, 11 percent of the world’s electricity is currently powered by nuclear energy since the inception of the first nuclear plant in 1950, with 65 more plants under construction. The figures might not mean much but I feel that with its steady increase in the statistics, it will bring a steady increase in the dangers and damages to humanity and environment. Many people say that nuclear energy is the future because of the long list of advantages, but I think otherwise.
Risk, one of the most important consideration when developing a technology, plays a very large role in nuclear power. In my opinion, nuclear power should be abolished because of the many risks that it brings when used. One of the biggest risk that a nuclear plant can bring is a meltdown or plant leakage, which results in a catastrophic damage. On top of that, problems in storing nuclear