Nuclear Power
Disadvantages of nuclear energy and its comparison with other sources of energy

Comparison of nuclear energy with other sources of energy

Nuclear energy does have advantages over other sources of energy like fossil fuels (coal, gas etc.) because nuclear energy makes less pollution and nuclear energy supplies more power than any other source of energy. All sources of energy do have some disadvantages. Some of them are discussed here;

Fossil fuel

It makes emit a huge quantity of green house gases and advanced technology is required to utilize them for energy purposes. For example, coal mining damages huge amount of land around it.

Hydropower

There are many disadvantages associated with hydropower. It includes high damage to local eco system; high cost of construction, the large size of dams poses a danger of breaking it down and can wreak the local population. (How to Power the World, 2010)

Wind and solar energy

Wind energy is not constant it…...

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This is a significant advantage because wind and solar can only be considered intermittent sources that produce power on a variable schedule. Yet geothermal sources produce can be used to produce power constantly and inexpensively. Because of these advantages, nearly every prime geothermal location on the planet have already been developed or are in the process of being developed and this power source in insufficient to meet the growing energy demand on its own and a combination of sources must be used.
Nuclear Power

Nuclear power has the most advantages of any power source being considered for the future energy demands of the United States. Through fission, the energy produced by 1 kg of uranium-235 is equal to that produced by 2,700 tons of coal; for a million-kw nuclear power plant, only 30 tons of nuclear fuel is needed every year, while a thermal power plant of the same capacity will…...

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Another important argument against nuclear energy is that it leaves behind radioactive waste, as evidenced above as well. Furthermore, if this waste is not properly disposed of, it can cause irrevocable damage. According to the Discovery Curiosity project, "Nuclear waste must be sealed underground in protected chambers. [A] former salt mine in emlingen, Germany, held nuclear waste for decades before structural concerns forced the government to relocate the deadly substances." According to the article, the job can be deadly and very costly.

There are many pros to this issue as well, and some are just as important as the cons. The first argument for nuclear energy includes the fact that, as aforementioned, coal and other fossil fuel emissions can bring down air quality to very low levels, and continue to pollute our planet and contribute to climate change. Another pro argument the fact these materials, besides being harmful to the environment,…...

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Black (2005) notes that within the next decade Great Britain will be unable to meet the energy needs of its population unless nuclear power becomes part of the equation. A dependence on fossil fuel sources for electricity is no longer viable, given the limited supply of fossil fuel, the volatile market for it, and the environmental concerns associated with creating and burning fossil fuels. Nuclear power is touted as at least a temporary solution to an energy supply shortfall. Many nations in Europe including Sweden and Finland are facing similar problems and have already nodded approval to investments in nuclear technology (Anderson & Crooks 2009).
Besides safety issues, nuclear power presents possible financial risks that make the technology less than ideal. Assessing the actual costs of nuclear power processing is close to impossible (ichardson 2005). Cost is sometimes framed as being irrelevant, given the rising prices of fossil fuels and…...

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Anderson R. & Crooks, E. (2009). Sweden to end ban on new nuclear power. Financial Times.com. Retrieved Feb 9, 2009 at  http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3dd756d4-f3b0-11dd-9c4b-0000779fd2ac.html 

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This can merely be helpful on local level but not at all on the global level.
Radioactive materials in low quantities are present in fossil fuels, chiefly in coal and using them in heavy amounts can have more hazardous effects on the environment causing radioactive contamination globally. This is a much more pressing concern when compared to the radioactive contamination within a nuclear power station as the noxious waste in them is properly managed and piled up.

Mercury, toxic heavy elements, arsenic and some other traces of hazardous elements are found in coal. Some elements like mercury which is released in the boiler of power plants can stay floating in the air and move around the globe's atmosphere. hile the release of mercury because of various other man-made causes is well controlled in the environment, the significant stock of remaining mercury pollution is caused by the waste releases of power plants.…...

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AAAS Annual Meeting (2011). Sustainable or Not? Impacts and Uncertainties of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies on Water. Washington DC.  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/downloads/jrc_aaas2011_energy_water_tzimas.pdf 

Alsema, E.A. Wild - Scholten, M.J. de; Fthenakis, V.M. (2006). Environmental impacts of PV electricity generation - a critical comparison of energy supply options Abstract ECN, September 2006; 7p. Presented at the 21st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Dresden, Germany.

Brown, B. (2004). "Shoot it at the sun. Send it to Earth's core. What to do with nuclear waste?" The Guardian.

Fehrenbacher, K. (2010). "TerraPower: How The Traveling Wave Nuclear Reactor Works." Earth2tech  http://earth2tech.com/2010/02/15/terrapower-how-the-travelling-wave-nuclear-reactor-works/ .

Nuclear Power as a Promising Alternative Fuel for the Future
The Nuclear Dilemma (orld Nuclear Association)

There are a plethora of reasons in which alternative fuels are becoming increasingly desirable as potential power source for everyday consumption in the future. One such reason is that fossil fuels are non-renewable resources that will eventually be exhausted in regards to the feasibility of extracting these resources. It is not necessarily that non-renewable resources will be totally consumed, however the remaining reserves of these resources is increasingly hard to extract and the price of extraction will eventually exceed the costs associated with alternatives. For example, oil will eventually reach a point in which the costs associated with extracting it from hard to get to reserves will be more expensive than alternative fuels, such as wind, solar, and nuclear.

Another issue that is definitely salient in regards to the future of power is the growing concerns regarding…...

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Beaver, W. "The Failed Promise of Nuclear Power." Independent Review (2011): 399-411. Print.

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6. What caused the Chernobyl incidents?

At Chernobyl, poor reactor design and human error caused uncontrolled heating of the nuclear core that boiled off enough cooling water to allow the graphite moderator control rods to be exposed to air igniting them. That ignition spread to the radioactive rods and caused large volumes of radioactive smoke to be released into the atmosphere.

7. What is the cause of the Japan incident?

In Japan, a combination of natural disasters was responsible: a major earthquake triggered a Tsunami that interrupted the electric power supply to the plant. Because the plant's emergency backup generator was not built on high ground, the flood waters also wiped it out. Without electrical power, the plant could not maintain the water supply necessary to cool the control rods or the spent control rods stored in pools in the reactor and they all ignited when they became exposed to the air.

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Nuclear energy -- pros and cons

There has been a lot of controversy regarding nuclear power during recent years, as even though it represents an impressive source of energy, the facts that it is highly unstable and difficult to control make it difficult and almost impossible for particular bodies to accept its importance. Nuclear power is one of the most impressive energy sources in the present and as conventional energy sources are either depleting or becoming too polluting people need to consider an alternative. Although nuclear power will certainly put an end to problems caused by other energy sources, it comes along with problems of its own and it is thus difficult to determine if it actually needs to be considered as the most viable solution to replacing many traditional energy sources.

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Elliot, David, "Fukushima: Impacts and Implications," (Palgrave Macmillan, 30.10.2012)

McLeish, Ewan, "Nuclear Power: The Pros and Cons," (The Rosen Publishing Group, 2007)

The radioactive waste that is created during the creation of nuclear power is dangerous for thousands of years. Although measures have been taken to safely store this hazardous material, especially during the first millennium when it is most hazardous, problems have still been had.

Groundwater entering burial sites and the subsequent corrosion of waste canisters has led to the leakage of radioactive waste and provides a possible opportunity for this hazardous material to work its way to the surface environment ("Nuclear eactor").

These leaks have affected all living species, from the bottom of the food chain up. Algae, crustaceans, fish, all the way to finally humans have been needlessly exposed to radiation from nuclear waste. And, as Helen Caldicott, the founder of the Nuclear Power esearch Institute has been quoted, "It takes a single mutation in a single gene in a single cell to kill you" (qtd. Hays).

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American History Since 1865
The objective of this study is to examine a topic in American History since 1865 to the present and to examine six or more related events and developments that span the years in that time period. For the purpose of this study The Cold War will be examined.

Event -- Beginning of the Cold War

t is reported that while the world was starting its recovery from World War that the first General Assembly of the United Nations met in 1946 in London and the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission was created. The purpose for the creation of this Commission was the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction and that this included the atomic bomb. (Atomic Archive, 2014, p. 1) The first American effort to set out a policy controlling atomic energy is reported as "The Report On The nternational Control of Atomic Energy" which is…...

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It is reported that when the Atomic Energy Act was passed in 1946, that the "ties between U.S. And British nuclear programs were severed." (Atomic Archive, 2014, p. 1) At this time Great Britain held the belief that "it should have an independent nuclear force. In January 1947, plans were formulated to develop a British nuclear weapon." (Atomic Archive, 2014, p. 1) it is reported that Britain's first nuclear reaction was "led by Sir John Crockcroft" and that it "went critical on July 3, 1948. Sites for plutonium production and highly enriched uranium were also constructed." (Atomic Archive, 2014, p. 1) Since Britain was such small in size, there were not sites suitable for testing atmospheric weapons and this resulted in the British seeking sites in other locations to tests their weapons. The British're reported to have tested their nuclear weapons "on the Monte Bellos Islands, off the west coast of Australia." (Atomic Archive, 2014, p.1) On the 3rd day of October in 1952, it is reported that Britain "detonated its first atomic device, code-named Hurricane." (Atomic Archive, 2014, p.1) This atomic device it reported to have an "an explosive yield of about 25 kilotons." (Atomic Archive, 2014, p.1)

IV. Event 4 -- France Develops Nuclear Weapons

Following the end of World War II, France is also reported to have begun a nuclear weapons program but political pressures internally resulted in the program's failure to actually start until the latter part of the decades of the 1950s. France's independent force de frappe is reported to have "under Charles de Gaulle's leadership" to have come into being. The first nuclear test by the French known as 'Blue Gerbil' is reported to have been detonated on "February 13,

Nuclear security is one of the most important issues of modern times, as the 2016 nuclear security summit in Washington showed (Malin & Roth, 2016). As Malin and Roth (2016) note, the international community has embarked on a possibly dangerous post-summit era, “in which nuclear security will probably receive less-regular high-level political attention than it has in recent years.” This means there is likely to be less cooperation, less communication, and less sharing of important information that nations can use to help develop a world in which nuclear security is a top issue. After all, according to Malin and Roth (2016), “there is still critical work to be done to reduce the danger that nuclear weapons or the materials needed to make them could end up in the hands of a terrorist organization such as the Islamic State.” One of the purposes of nuclear security is “to protect people, property,…...

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https://www.iaea.org/resources/nuclear-security-series

Nuclear Power
Nuclear energy: The Current Debate

Energy creation and consumption has been the primary driving force of political and military action since the Industrial evolution, and arguably for centuries before this shift mechanization and the widespread use of fossil fuels. In the twentieth century, mankind acquired the ability to harness the power of atomic splitting and nuclear chain reactions seemed to many a promise of freedom form the problems of fossil fuels, including their expense and their unwanted effects on the world (i.e. pollution). Some were even so optimistic about nuclear energy's potential that they envisioned a world where electricity was free, and energy meets were easily, cheaply, and entirely met by nuclear means. eality has not been so rosy, of course, and concerns regarding the environmental and health safety of nuclear energy -- especially in the light of recent seismic events in Japan -- are now a major cause of…...

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Nuclear Energy Introduction
Nuclear energy is an energy source that has zero emissions, propels our society into the future, and provides electricity around-the-clock. Nuclear energy comes from the splitting of atoms inside a reactor through a process known as fission to heat water into steam, turn a turbine, and generate electricity. Atoms are tiny particles that make up every object in the universe. These atoms have enormous energy in the bonds that hold them together. Nuclear fission will split the atoms into smaller atoms, in essence, releasing energy. Nuclear power plants make use of nuclear fission for the production of electricity. Nuclear energy is considered to be environmentally safe because it causes zero emissions and this is beneficial to the environment as it reduces the carbon footprint (Brook & Bradshaw, 2015). However, nuclear power plants do produce radioactive nuclear waste that must be stored safely to ensure there is no leakage. Nuclear…...

Portable Nuclear Power
Is a Portable Nuclear Power Device Feasible?

As the global population grows, we find ourselves facing growing energy consumption needs. In industrialized nations, this translates into rising energy costs to power our homes and businesses. Power outages are a major concern in metropolitan areas that depend on power to meet humanity's most basic needs. For those in poorer nations, we do not even have a way to supply them power. It is hard to believe, but there are still many in the world who are not close enough to a power grid to be connected.

What if there was a way to cut energy costs in half? What if we could eliminate the possibility of power outages in the future? What if we did find a way to supply power to those in even the most remote areas, even though there is no grid close by? What if we did…...

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Against Nuclear Power
When considering the ever-changing and highly competitive global landscape of international relations and business today, all nations and their respective economies must be able to effectively globalize their energy operations in order to reach a greater potential resource base and sustain fiscal durability in the long-term. In accomplishing the aforementioned tasks, many nations have placed environmental considerations at the bottom of the ladder of priority. However, with countless new environmental initiatives cropping up each day, it behooves any and all government and big business personnel to gain a greater respect for the fragile environment in which we live. Terms like "emissions," "energy consumption," "fossil fuel depletion" and "carbon footprint" are increasingly becoming a part of the average global citizen's vocabulary. The future of all nations lies in the hands of those who seriously embrace the importance of such rhetoric. Accordingly, several energy-producing options have been considered and implemented…...

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The Chernobyl nuclear incident remains one of the worst unintentional nuclear disasters to ever occur.  It is important to understand what happened at Chernobyl, before, during, and after the incident, in order to avoid a similar incident occurring in the future.  Understanding the after effects is also important for seeing how a nuclear disaster can impact an area that is not heavily populated by humans, because some of the results of the results have been surprisingly positive for the flora and fauna in the Chernobyl area.

Chernobyl was a nuclear power plant in Russia.   Like all....

Yes, there are several essay topics that present opposing viewpoints on environmental issues. Some examples include:

1. Should nuclear power be considered a renewable energy source?
2. Is genetically modified food beneficial or harmful to the environment?
3. Is fracking a necessary method for obtaining natural gas, or does it pose too many environmental risks?
4. Should wildlife conservation efforts prioritize protecting endangered species, or focus on preserving habitats and ecosystems?
5. Is climate change primarily caused by human activities, or is it a natural phenomenon that is beyond our control?
6. Should carbon taxes be implemented to combat climate change, or are there more effective....