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With the present type of reactor using enriched uranium fuel, 50 - 100 years probably, but this will mean using lower grade ores. At some point, unless nuclear fusion has come good, it will become economic to use plutonium and perhaps thorium in breeder reactors, and if this technology is successful this could continue for many more years.

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Is nuclear energy active energy?

Yes, nuclear energy is considered active energy because it involves the controlled release of energy from nuclear reactions to produce electricity. It relies on the process of nuclear fission or fusion to generate power.


How is nuclear energy sustainable?

nuclear energy is produced by taking advantage of natural decay in large nuclei of atoms. atoms with large enough nuclei can only be produced by very large scale nuclear fusion such as stars during a supernova, and making it on earth would take enormous amounts of energy. So no, nuclear energy is not totally sustainable, but a small amount of fuel lasts a long time. For this reason energy can be stored by scientifically making large nuclei atoms and utilizing them later.


What is the difference between nuclear energy and light energy?

Light is electromagnetic energy. Nuclear energy is energy derived from nuclear reactions, and the nuclear reactions could be either fusion or fission reactions. As regards the energy that appears from nuclear reactions, it can take different forms, including the form of electromagnetic energy.


What has nuclear energy done for the environment?

Nuclear energy produces low greenhouse gas emissions, which helps mitigate climate change. It also reduces air pollution by displacing fossil fuel usage in power generation. Additionally, nuclear plants take up less land area compared to renewable energy sources like solar or wind.


What are the arguments against nuclear energy?

There are many different problems with nuclear energy as it can be highly dangerous and if not used in a proper way it can be lethal. To use nuclear power it is very expensive project which can be reaching the totals of £65 billion. It can take a very long time for some think to be less radioactive as many radioactive substances have a very high half life.