GK
NUCLEAR SCIENCE
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Question
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Nuclear energy effects generations to come
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Nuclear energy has more positive aspects than negatives
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Nuclear energy’s radioactive waste is such a huge problem
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Congress needs something to do for public policy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Use of nuclear power provides plentiful, well-paying jobs, energy security, reduces a dependence on imported fuels and exposure to price risks associated with resource speculation and Middle East politics. Nuclear power also produces almost no air pollution when compared to burning fossil fuels.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nuclear is a zero-emission clean energy source. It generates power through fission, which is the process of splitting uranium atoms to produce energy. The heat released by fission is used to create steam that spins a turbine to generate electricity without the harmful byproducts emitted by fossil fuels.
Detailed explanation-3: -The spent nuclear fuel from uranium-235 and plutonium-239 nuclear fission contains a wide variety of carcinogenic radionuclide isotopes such as strontium-90, iodine-131, and caesium-137. Such waste includes some of the most long-lived transuranic elements such as americium-241 and isotopes of plutonium.
Detailed explanation-4: -Opponents say that nuclear power poses numerous threats to people and the environment and point to studies in the literature that question if it will ever be a sustainable energy source. These threats include health risks, accidents and environmental damage from uranium mining, processing and transport.