The Pros And Cons Of Nuclear Power

Scientists believe that unless we can cap the emission of greenhouse gases, global warming will accelerate. Coal energy currently produces 44% of world’s electricity, but nuclear power only supplies 12.3% of world’s electricity. Although coal energy supplies the majority of electricity, compared to nuclear power, coal energy emits a greater amount of CO2 that could cause global warming. Therefore, for these few years, the electricity produced by nuclear power has a noticeable increase. According to Nuclear Energy Institute, it states that 12.3 percent of world’s electricity is provided by nuclear power. Compared to 2004, nuclear usage has an increase of 5%. (Nuclear Energy Institute, 2015 dates unknown) Therefore, the concept of development

Additionally, air pollution is also a great advantage of nuclear power because it does not emit Carbon Dioxide, which is the main reason for global warming and greenhouse. Therefore, nuclear is an alternative resource with a stable production and price that is basically harmless to the air, which provides positivity for production of energy. After some experiences of biological disasters, Fukushima disaster for example, a lot of countries have scrutinized the safety of their nuclear power plants thoroughly in order to prevent another catastrophe from happening. Apart from that, nuclear power is independent since it does not need a lot of fuel to generate. Thus, it will not be influenced by the unstable fuel price. It provides a certain amount of electricity with a certain amount of money, so it is unnecessary to be afraid of the production of nuclear energy. Based on these reasons, personally thinking, the future development of nuclear power should be promoted because it does not emit carbon dioxide and other air pollutants, is a reliable source of energy with a stable price, and in the absence of major catastrophes, has a proven safety

Nuclear fission allows one atom to split into two atoms and release energy, happening rapidly that is unseen. The reason why we use Uranium(U-325 is the best) is because that it spontaneously conducts fission at a very low rate and is especially unstable when touching with neutrons. There are zillions of U-325 atoms reacting with neutrons, splitting into more atoms, while creating a huge amount of energy simultaneously. One U-325 atom might not have an effective production of energy, but with zillions of atoms, averagely, a nuclear power plant produces 2000 megawatts per day, depending on the size of nuclear reactor. (U.S Energy Information Administration, December 16, 2014) However, because of these reactions, U-325 emits radiation greatly, which will be diluted by H2O, the coolant after heating. We are now aggressively exploring nuclear fusion, which is the way the sun creates energy that provides energy to the universe. If we could use this technology, the efficiency of nuclear power will advance