Is Nuclear Power Energy Bad

The consequences of an accident however unlikely can be devastating and far reaching.

Is nuclear power energy bad.

The topic of this presentation is that of nuclear energy. Presently the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear fission of uranium. It s when an atom is split releasing enormous amounts of energy in the form of heat. Of course with the good comes the bad and nuclear power is no different.

Disadvantages of nuclear energy. Nuclear energy isn t just bad for the environment it s bad for our economy. Our country needs a massive influx of investment in these solutions if we are to avoid the worst consequences of climate change enjoy. From there the mechanics of it will be explained the uses of it will be examined and enough information will be provided to determine whether or not nuclear energy is good or bad.

Solar power wind power geothermal power hybrid and electric cars and aggressive energy efficiency are climate solutions that are safer cheaper faster more secure and less wasteful than nuclear power. Why nuclear power is bad. A nuclear meltdown is a serious risk and could leave the land. Every nuclear plant under construction in the united states is well behind schedule and at least 1 billion over budget.

All of the used nuclear fuel produced by the u s. Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy to generate heat which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power plant nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. It s about 1 million times greater than that of other traditional energy sources and because of this the amount of used nuclear fuel is not as big as you might think. Throughout the history of nuclear power plants there have been a few major events that have occurred with the most well known one being chernobyl.

Nuclear energy industry over the last 60 years could fit on a football field at a depth of less than 10 yards. Nuclear power plants are expensive to build prompting wall street to call new nuclear a bet the farm risk. The use of substances in nuclear plants such as uranium can be dangerous because of its radioactive characteristics. As with any type of energy source nuclear energy does have its drawbacks.

Just in the u s commercial nuclear power plants have generated 80 000 metric tons of useless but highly dangerous and radioactive spent nuclear fuel enough to fill a football field about 20. What some would say are bad uses of nuclear energy such as those involved in military operations could be catastrophic. Nuclear power is hazardous to the environment. Nuclear fuel is extremely dense.

Uranium 235 is used as fuel because it breaks apart easily when it collides with a neutron.