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There are several. Given current nuclear technology:
Nuclear power is the most expensive available.
Nuclear power produces nuclear waste, which is extremely toxic, and will take six million years to decay to the point of being as "safe" as uranium ore, which is itself toxic.
Nuclear power has the potential for a massive disaster at any given plant.
Nuclear power can be used to manufacture nuclear bombs.
Nuclear power implies either big business or big government, which operates for its own benefit, often without consideration for the environment or humanity.
Nuclear power has an appreciable carbon footprint, much bigger than solar, hydro, wind, or geothermal. (Early studies on the nuclear carbon footprint ignored the emissions associated with construction, decommissioning, and wast disposal. More recent estimates make the carbon footprint 400% to 1600% of that of wind, etc., and 16% to 60% that of combined cycle natural gas - estimates are difficult because no one knows what figures to use for waste disposal.)
No one knows how to dispose of the waste safely. In the United States, it is kept at the plants, awaiting a decision that seems no closer to coming than it did fifty years ago, when thought was first applied to it. In France, the waste is encapsulated in glass and shipped to poorer countries to be put in their ground.
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Is fusion nuclear energy or chemical energy?
Nuclear fusion produces nuclear energy
Is nuclear energy a chemical energy?
The energy released is nuclear energy.
Is fission nuclear energy chemical energy or mechanical energy?
Nuclear fission is a type of nuclear reaction that converts nuclear energy into thermal energy (heat), which can then be used to generate mechanical energy (such as electricity). So, fission nuclear energy originates as nuclear energy and can be converted into mechanical energy.
What energy is the energy that is stored in an atoms nucleus?
The energy stored in an atom's nucleus is nuclear energy. This energy is released through processes like nuclear fusion or fission, which involve manipulating the nucleus of an atom to release large amounts of energy.
Can nuclear energy work with other forms of energy?
Nuclear energy is converted to electrical energy in a nuclear power plant.
Are there any uses of nuclear energy?
Are there any uses of Nuclear Energy? Are there any uses of Nuclear Energy?
Is a nuclear fission a chemical energy?
The energy released is nuclear energy.
Is there nuclear energy in nuclear bombs?
Yes, there is nuclear energy in nuclear bombs. It is released in a few microseconds when they are detonated.
Is nuclear energy potential energy or kinetic energy?
Nuclear energy is a form of potential energy.
Is nuclear energy and nuclear fuel the same thing?
No, they are not the same. Nuclear energy refers to the energy produced through nuclear reactions, while nuclear fuel is the material (such as uranium or plutonium) that undergoes fission reactions to release energy in a nuclear reactor. Nuclear fuel is used to generate nuclear energy.
What type of energy does nuclear have?
That is called nuclear energy.
What is an example of a what is an example of a nuclear energy?
nuclear energy
