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It does not produce carbon dioxide or other combustion gases, but the long term waste problem is huge and not being tackled.
The problem is that nobody want to deal with it, and they keep throwing up unrealistic roadblocks, based on misunderstand and (sometimes) deliberate misinformation. Yucca Mountain was built to handle high level waste, but is apparently being stalled due to politics. (Similarly, Shoreham, a brand new 851 MWe BWR was finished, licensed, and thrown away, costing $6 billion dollars, all because of politics, in the early 90's.)
I have heard estimates that the high level waste from all 100 some odd US nuclear facilities has a volume of about one football field to a depth of 6 feet per year. That sounds like a lot, but it actually isn't, when you consider that the mountain of ash from one coal plant exceeds that, and is in itself very radioactive. And that is not even considering the environmental consequences of continuing to pour CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere at the astounding rate we are currently producing.
We need sanity, and we need it now. We are at the point where we need to build new nuclear power plants. There are no realistic alternatives. Not now, and not for the near to mid future. Fusion is not ready. Truely green alternatives are not ready in the large scale. Only fission is ready. We need to put our foot down and let hard science and engineering prevail.
Oh, and by the way, we need electric cars to go with those nuclear power plants. It only makes sense. Fossil fuel usage has to stop.
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What are the dangers of nuclear power and weapons?
Nuclear power has no dangers. It is the opposite. Nuclear energy is a clean source for power production. It is even cleaner than solar energy. Power generation from nuclear energy is cheaper than that produced from solar, wind, gas, oil, and wind energy sources. Nuclear radiation from nuclear power plants is 100 times less than nuclear radiation from coal fired power plants. Nuclear weapons are of mass destruction nature due to emitted nuclear radiation, heat, and pressure air waves.
Does the nuclear power station provides cleaner more efficient energy?
The main advantage of nuclear power is that it does not depend on manufacturing carbon dioxide from carbon fuels, as gas, oil and coal power plants do, so nuclear power plants save millions of tons of CO2 being dumped into the atmosphere.
Do you think the benefits if nuclear power outweigh the potential dangers?
Yes, it is cheaper and cleaner, except when it explodes due to an unpredictable event.
Does nuclear power station provides cleaner more efficient energy?
It's definitely cleaner than fossil fuels. It produces very little pollution, just waste, which can be stored safely. As for whether it's more "efficient", you need to define what you mean. Nuclear power plants use far smaller amounts of fuel than fossil plants.
Which countries operate commercial nuclear reactors?
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What is a cleaner type of a power plant?
nuclear
Is Power a good thing?
because it doesn't create pollution and it is greener than coal and nuclear power plants :P
Why is power a good thing?
because it doesn't create pollution and it is greener than coal and nuclear power plants :P
Why is solar power a good thing?
because it doesn't create pollution and it is greener than coal and nuclear power plants :P
Is there a need to build nuclear power stations?
Yes, it provides cleaner more efficiient energy
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Cleaner, gleaner, leaner, meaner, screener. Seen 'er wiener?
What are the dangers of nuclear power and weapons?
Nuclear power has no dangers. It is the opposite. Nuclear energy is a clean source for power production. It is even cleaner than solar energy. Power generation from nuclear energy is cheaper than that produced from solar, wind, gas, oil, and wind energy sources. Nuclear radiation from nuclear power plants is 100 times less than nuclear radiation from coal fired power plants. Nuclear weapons are of mass destruction nature due to emitted nuclear radiation, heat, and pressure air waves.
Does the nuclear power station provides cleaner more efficient energy?
The main advantage of nuclear power is that it does not depend on manufacturing carbon dioxide from carbon fuels, as gas, oil and coal power plants do, so nuclear power plants save millions of tons of CO2 being dumped into the atmosphere.
Why do you use solar?
it is a cleaner source of energy so it can replace nuclear power and does not melt down like in japan
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cleaner delhi, greener delhi,prouder delhi!
What power used in many European countries that land lack coal enabling their cities to have cleaner air?
nuclear energy
