Nuclear Power
Efficient or Too Advanced?
The significance of the environment has been extremely relevant in recent days due to the harsh changes that has occurred to many of the world’s attributes such as our temperature, our resources, and much of everything we need to survive in this world. In recent years the topic of Nuclear Energy became an essential discussion; would it improve energy efficiency, financial debt, and other issues? While it seems so positive and incredible due to its extraordinary usage, Nuclear Power can both be a blessing and a burden to our society. As the essay develops, the power technique might not be too advanced and difficult to achieve at this particular time in life. Using several sources from the internet, it becomes obvious which side of the topic this essay will become. First off, how can it possibly become a burden to the world?
Nuclear Power is the usage of converting solar energy into a useful resource such as electricity. Its introduction to the world might have sounded so new, so advanced, and so crazy. It’s as if we were going into the future; a technology that would seemingly cause less issues, financial riddance, and social development. Its pro of not being able to exhaust Carbon and become efficient enough to support a community had been evolutionary; a huge step into humanitarian and advancement. How can such technology become a problem, even an issue, to impacting an already damaged world? In the YouTube video “How Nuclear Energy Works”, Dr. Patel explains how nuclear energy differs from traditional methods such as burning coal for heat. “Unlike burning coal and using natural gases, nuclear energy uses It’s safe to say there are possibilities of disaster and issues. Years ago, we can look at the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster and argue how incredibly dangerous having nuclear plants and energy can be.
While nuclear power can seem so safe and seemingly irresistible, there are some cases in which nuclear power can become a very sensitive topic in the world. In 2012, Japan experienced a radioactive disaster which would change the perspective of many people on the basis of safety and nuclear energy. The power plant that had struck as a disaster caused a tremendous amount of alterations to the environments traits such as water and air. Because of the explosion at the nuclear plant, the surrounding area of Fukushima would be permanently affected by radiation found due to the nuclear energy and reactors spreading atoms and uranium all throughout the space. “After two weeks, the three reactors (units 1-3) were stable with water addition and by July they were being cooled with recycled water from the new treatment plant. Official 'cold shutdown condition' was announced in mid-December.” According to the website, the Fukushima incident would cause an uproar of devastation from the earthquake to an actual tsunami.
Fukushima might have been one of the most alarming situations of nuclear energy, but it should not stop the continuation of a scientific improvement that could possibly save so much more than just money. Nuclear power can be the reason why our skies become brighter, our water can become truly clean, and our people can become healthier. Disregarding the nuclear plant explosion, many of today’s common methods like the usage of natural gas or oils involves an abundance of extra energy such as the use of heavy machinery, the burning of fossil fuels, the extermination of habitats, and more. While nuclear energy can become a difficult adjustment to everyday society, it can be done and can truly affect society positively. Some might argue about its financial burden, but one can question the priorities of its government when wars can be declared yet slowly expanding our nation as a environmentally friendly country can become an issue to the development of such a noble idea.
Citiations
"How Nuclear Energy Works." YouTube. Ed. UAE Nuclear Energy Education. YouTube, 30 Dec. 2009. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJfIbBDR3e8>.
Nuclear Association, World. "World Nuclear Association." Fukushima Accident. Worldnuclear.org. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. <http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Safety-and-Security/Safety-of-Plants/Fukushima-Accident/>.
Kashikawa, Masami. "Fukushima Four Years After Nuclear Disaster." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. <http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/11/world/asia/fukushima-anniversary.html?_r=0>.
While nuclear power can seem so safe and seemingly irresistible, there are some cases in which nuclear power can become a very sensitive topic in the world. In 2012, Japan experienced a radioactive disaster which would change the perspective of many people on the basis of safety and nuclear energy. The power plant that had struck as a disaster caused a tremendous amount of alterations to the environments traits such as water and air. Because of the explosion at the nuclear plant, the surrounding area of Fukushima would be permanently affected by radiation found due to the nuclear energy and reactors spreading atoms and uranium all throughout the space. “After two weeks, the three reactors (units 1-3) were stable with water addition and by July they were being cooled with recycled water from the new treatment plant. Official 'cold shutdown condition' was announced in mid-December.” According to the website, the Fukushima incident would cause an uproar of devastation from the earthquake to an actual tsunami.
Fukushima might have been one of the most alarming situations of nuclear energy, but it should not stop the continuation of a scientific improvement that could possibly save so much more than just money. Nuclear power can be the reason why our skies become brighter, our water can become truly clean, and our people can become healthier. Disregarding the nuclear plant explosion, many of today’s common methods like the usage of natural gas or oils involves an abundance of extra energy such as the use of heavy machinery, the burning of fossil fuels, the extermination of habitats, and more. While nuclear energy can become a difficult adjustment to everyday society, it can be done and can truly affect society positively. Some might argue about its financial burden, but one can question the priorities of its government when wars can be declared yet slowly expanding our nation as a environmentally friendly country can become an issue to the development of such a noble idea.
Citiations
"How Nuclear Energy Works." YouTube. Ed. UAE Nuclear Energy Education. YouTube, 30 Dec. 2009. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJfIbBDR3e8>.
Nuclear Association, World. "World Nuclear Association." Fukushima Accident. Worldnuclear.org. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. <http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Safety-and-Security/Safety-of-Plants/Fukushima-Accident/>.
Kashikawa, Masami. "Fukushima Four Years After Nuclear Disaster." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. <http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/11/world/asia/fukushima-anniversary.html?_r=0>.
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