Nuclear energy is the energy released from the nucleus of an atom. When nuclear reaction occurs whether fission or fusion, it produces a large amount of energy.
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Nuclear reactors offer impressive based- load electricity and operates and produces power over 90% of the time. The time between refueling has been substantially extended plus downtime for refueling has significantly minimized.
What happened in Japan was past. The modern day nuclear power plants are safe.Developers of the current nuclear power plants have drawn from the weaknesses of the past disasters like the Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fushikama. The current nuclear power plants do not depend on external electricity supplies or water supplies for the purpose of cooling. Instead, they utilize water fed by gravity, gas pressurized water tanks, and convection heat exchangers. These systems are referred to as “passive safety systems”.
The other main advantage of using nuclear energy is that it is very powerful and efficient than other, alternative energy sources. Advancement in technologies has made it a more viable option than others-this is one of the reasons that many countries are putting huge investments in nuclear power. At present, a small portion of world’s electricity comes through it, around 14%.
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The radioactive wastes coming from nuclear power plants is a great threat to Mother Nature and humans. The devastating effects of Chernobyl disaster still linger on in our minds where its grave effects are seen even today.
Radioactive wastes is any material, whether solid, liquid or gas that consists of a radioactive nuclear substance and the operators of the nuclear plants have determined that it’s a waste. This waste comes from nuclear reactors and needs to be disposed of or stored safely and conveniently considering that they are highly dangerous and give off radiations if disposed of incorrectly.
On the other hand, nuclear energy has some adverse effects on humans. The impacts of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombs during IInd world war still rife in our memories.
Aditi Baluja & Ritika Sharma
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