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The ionising alpha radiation that radiates from the uranium-235 used to generate electricity, is dangerous and when cells are exposed to it they can suffer damage in the DNA on a molecular level which causes the cell to malfunction. This can lead to cancer or cell death (though sometimes cancer does not occur for up to 15 years) or on extremely high doses of radiation, many cells die and tissue ceases to function. This basically means that whoever it is that has been exposed to radiation can immediately get radiation sickness (not nice) and in the longer term organ failure and cancer.
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Major drawback to the use of nuclear power?
A major drawback to the use of nuclear power is that it produces radioactive waste. This waste can pollute water sources and kill organisms.
What is one of the main concerns with nuclear power?
The amount of radioactive waste it produces. And the problem of disposing of that waste.
What is one possible advantage of using nuclear power instead of burning fossil fuels?
One obvious 'answer' is to say less CO2. When Nuclear Power was first talked seriously about it was described as 'power so cheap you can give it away'. There seems to be a world wide movement to reduce reliance on both Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power. Both have unresolved long term problems.
What are the problems of using nuclear fuels and renewable energy sources to make electricity?
I don't know this answer. I just need it for a science test. So please answer this queston very quickly. Please...and Thankyou. One Problem With Using Nuclear Fisnergy Source Fission As An Energy Sourceis finding ways of storing radioactive waves.
Will using nuclear fuel to generate electricity have a negative effect on the eco system?
Although Nuclear power plants are thought to be carbon neutral the problem with the disposal of nuclear waste is an ongoing and unsolved one. The Chernobyl accident in Ukraine Russia in 1986 is a text book case that' if something can go wrong it WILL go wrong. Childhood leukaemia in the Kiev region has increased dramatically since the reactor exploded and the whole area is closed to the public indefinitely. On balance the answer to your question is yes,all forms of power generation have an impact on the environment but nuclear fuel is inextricably and regrettably inked to a nation's nuclear deterent.
What is one problem with using nuclear weapons?
world go bye-bye
One problem with using energy is that it produces radioactive waste?
Nuclear? Possibly.
Major drawback to the use of nuclear power?
A major drawback to the use of nuclear power is that it produces radioactive waste. This waste can pollute water sources and kill organisms.
Why countries rely on nuclear power?
Though a mixture of facts and opinions, one could argue that countries rely on nuclear power because on short-term, it gives less waste than, for example, using coals. In the end, the amount of slowly degenerating waste nuclear mater gives is a bigger problem than said coals.
What is one of the main concerns with nuclear power?
The amount of radioactive waste it produces. And the problem of disposing of that waste.
Is it true that one problem with using nuclear energy is that it produces radioactive waste?
Yes, it's true.
Is the US the only one that has nuclear power in the world?
No but the U.S. is the strongest nuclear power.
How would you solve Japan's nuclear power or energy problem that has arisen after the earthquake and tsunami?
Get some massive wireless energy transfer devise and set one up on the moon and one in japan. Transfer power from a massive nuclear power plant on the moon to Japan and hook everyone up to it.
Why will there be an energy problem in the future?
There will be an energy problem in the future because of the global environmental consequences of using fossil power along with the instability of the fossil (oil) market. Couple that with the public opposition to nuclear power, and you have a critical situation brewing, one that can only be solved with a hard, science based, i.e. not political nor short sighted opinion based, analysis of all the facts involved, along with their risks, towards the need to proceed immediately to using nuclear power for all of our electricity needs, and to using electric cars and mass transportation. There is no other option. Our ability to survive on this Earth depends on it.
What is one possible advantage of using nuclear power instead of burning fossil fuels?
One obvious 'answer' is to say less CO2. When Nuclear Power was first talked seriously about it was described as 'power so cheap you can give it away'. There seems to be a world wide movement to reduce reliance on both Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power. Both have unresolved long term problems.
What are the problems of using nuclear fuels and renewable energy sources to make electricity?
I don't know this answer. I just need it for a science test. So please answer this queston very quickly. Please...and Thankyou. One Problem With Using Nuclear Fisnergy Source Fission As An Energy Sourceis finding ways of storing radioactive waves.
What are the negatives about using Nuclear Energy?
This is not correct. Assuming "Using Nuclear Energy" means using it to generate electricity in a reactor. A nuclear reactor is a power plant, that uses nuclear fission to eventually generate electricity. An atom bomb also uses nuclear fission to generate energy causing an explosion. However, due to fundamental differences between the two a nuclear reactor cannot explode like an atom bomb.
