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What are the pros and cons of nuclear power Considering that countries like the US have not constructed new nuclear power plants in the last few decades due to the high costs involved?
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Nuclear power is powerful enough to tale over from fossil fuels as its source wont run out for thousands of years, but the problem with it is that for the radioactive waste to decompose or to just stop being radioactive takes thousands of years. Which presents a threat to all life as radiation is highly dangerous and obviously kills.
The waste can be destroyed, but it is incredibly expensive, so is buried deep underground instead. Obviously activists argue about this way of dealing with the waste but there are not really any other options.
Powerstations must be built properly and cost millions or even a billion pounds, all safety checks must be put in place and there must be no slacks in its production as if ever a powerstation goes into meltdown, the results could be disastrous.
So why not Natural Resources? To be honest I'm all up for natural resources, but the demand for power is rapidly increasing, and to suddenly downsize to a lower power source, when the need for energy is growing, is not practical. To supply countries with a sustainable amount of power, fossil fuels and nuclear power seem the only way forward.
Anyway i hope I've helped, if theres anything I've missed or got wrong please correct me!!!
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This is one for the Indian Government to answer, or perhaps the Indian nuclear industry
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