Is nuclear power the answer?
Whenever the subject of nuclear power arises in discussion, everybody seems to have a strong opinion. Today I will be presenting a case for why nuclear power is not the answer.
When Nuclear power is used in warfare it can be incredibly dangerous. The nuclear bomb is a devastating weapon. It is designed to release intense heat and devastation on a target. A nuclear bomb has the potential to cause devastation throughout entire cities and kill hundreds of thousands of people. When used in the wrong way, everybody knows that nuclear power has the potential to be the most devastating weapon known to man.
Nuclear power plants can also be very dangerous. Nuclear physicists and large corporate companies like "British nuclear fuel," who run Sellafield argue that when a nuclear power plant is working normally, there is very little danger. They say that the only danger is the small amount of nuclear waste that is produced. However this waste is highly radioactive. If it is not handled properly then it can be very dangerous. In every nuclear power station enough solid radioactive waste to fill a lorry is produced each year. Some of this waste can remain radioactive for thousands of years and the implications of this waste are still uncertain. Nuclear fuel is so dangerous that it must never be allowed to escape into the environment. Some countries are so worried about the effects that nuclear waste will have on their environment that they have sent it to places like Britain for reprocessing.
Whenever the subject of nuclear power arises in discussion, everybody seems to have a strong opinion. Today I will be presenting a case for why nuclear power is not the answer.
When Nuclear power is used in warfare it can be incredibly dangerous. The nuclear bomb is a devastating weapon. It is designed to release intense heat and devastation on a target. A nuclear bomb has the potential to cause devastation throughout entire cities and kill hundreds of thousands of people. When used in the wrong way, everybody knows that nuclear power has the potential to be the most devastating weapon known to man.
Nuclear power plants can also be very dangerous. Nuclear physicists and large corporate companies like "British nuclear fuel," who run Sellafield argue that when a nuclear power plant is working normally, there is very little danger. They say that the only danger is the small amount of nuclear waste that is produced. However this waste is highly radioactive. If it is not handled properly then it can be very dangerous. In every nuclear power station enough solid radioactive waste to fill a lorry is produced each year. Some of this waste can remain radioactive for thousands of years and the implications of this waste are still uncertain. Nuclear fuel is so dangerous that it must never be allowed to escape into the environment. Some countries are so worried about the effects that nuclear waste will have on their environment that they have sent it to places like Britain for reprocessing.
