What are the benefits of using nuclear power plants to create energy?

Answer 1

i am not sure about this answer, but nuclear energy can destroy a lot of things very quikly so it might be used for destroying things.

It also helps with making electricity with nuclear fission.

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Answer 2

The advantages to using nuclear power : * One plant can produce a large amount of energy without a constant supply of fuel * With no need for fuel, plants are independent of fuel costs or supply problems * Nuclear power contributes less to acid rain, and impacts the environment less because no carbon dioxide is released. * The basis for nuclear power has already been developed (and continues to be refined) - it is ready to use. * The waste, while difficult to handle and store, is relatively compact, and can be recycled to some extent. There are disadvantages to nuclear power : * The complex design takes longer to build and is more expensive (although not compared to the cost per energy unit produced) * Closing down a plant costs more than closing conventional plants * The hazardous waste is dangerous if it escapes into the environment. The same applies to any release of contamination through accident or design flaws. * The waste and by-products represent a threat to world safety if obtained by terrorists

Answer 3

1. Very high power density - a wind farm would have to be absolutely huge to give the same power.
2. No greenhouse gases produced - so reduces global warming
3. High Technology - good quality jobs
4. Nuclear energy production puts a country in "an exclusive club" and thus politically desirable to many
5. Politics - not as beholden to the Middle East

Answer 4

Much more efficient compared to power plants powered by fossil fuels. It can produce so much more energy.

Answer 5

nuclear power would reduce our dependance of fossil fuels and stop global warming and our deaths

Answer 6

They don't create atmospheric emissions like fossil fuels do. The supply of uranium is reasonably safe as a lot comes from Australia. It is useful to have different sources of fuel.

Answer 7

It is good for the environment, it just depends on how you dispose of the waste.

Answer 8

It does not produce CO2 and hence does not contribute to Global Warming

Answer 9

Nuclear energy is a lot more efficient and is much cleaner than other power sources like coal. But there are a lot of other options that are cleaner than nuclear energy, like wind turbines and dams.