In this day and age, power and fuel sources have become quite a prevalent issue. Several aspects of our energy sources worry people, such as cost, pollution, abundance of resources, and efficiency. Traditionally and commonly, coal is used as fuel for most power plants, but coal also creates the most pollution via greenhouses gases such as carbon dioxide. Many other power sources have been proposed and used, including wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, and others, in order to reduce this pollution, but there is one solution to all of that. Nuclear power uses the process of fission and fusion of, usually uranium and thorium, atoms to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear Power has been misunderstood for many years, due to several events involved, …show more content…
In the event that an accident would occur, many safety protocols would be put in place to diffuse the situation, or at the very least, prevent any further damage. "It is necessary for Nuclear power plants to in-build many safety mechanisms…insures that plants adhere to world safety standards and to make sure none of the waste plutonium is diverted for use in nuclear weapons" ("The Challenges of Nuclear Power"). Generally, nuclear power is a much cleaner and safer method of acquiring energy. While the majority of the aspects of nuclear power are beneficial, there are a few disadvantages. Mainly, waste disposal is a huge issue, as the waste produced from these reactions will not go away for a very long time. "It is necessary to isolate the waste from humans and environment for about 100,000 years before it decays to safe levels" ("The Challenges of Nuclear Power"). Unfortunately, many people view all things nuclear as a bad thing mainly due to nuclear weaponry and disastrous events that have occurred in the past which give nuclear power a bad reputation. "Plants such as Japan's Fukushima-Daiichi facility,