Nuclear Energy
Be against Nuclear energy
What is Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy happens when a energy is released by a nucleus thru nuclear fission. The heat that is produced as a byproduct is put through a cooling system to generate steam, which drives a steam turbine. Now nuclear fission is when the atom is going through radioactive decay. Radioactive decay happens when the nucleus of an atom is split into smaller particles.
Alpha Radiation
type of ionizing radiation particle that has to have a certain combination of protons and neutrons to make it stable.
Beta Radiation
high-energy, emitted by the nucleus splitting into different paritcles
Gamma Radiation
Is the only one type of radiation that doesn't have a mass. it is consisted of light waves at super high frequencies to penetrate deeper into material.
Personal Opinion
I think that Nuclear Energy has bad side affects, because of all the problems that can go wrong with it. The accidents is the main reason why. The radiation that is produced could kill thousands of people. All it could take is the wrong press of a button.
High Costs
Not only is the construction of a nuclear power plant expensive, but also alot of money goes into the maintenance of the plant. The plant produces a large amount of nuclear waste. This waste is expense to monitor.
High primary target for military
Terrorist look toward the nuclear power plant as a opportunity to harness it for a weapon standpoint. Slack in the security of a nuclear power plant could cause massive destruction.
Nuclear Accidents
Chernobyl
Happened on April 26, 1986 in Ukraine. An explosion happened while testing out the reactors. It was a level 7 event. 31 people died and 3940 people died after the radioactivity reached the air stream.
Fukushima
Happened on March 12, 2011 in Japan. A tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011 this triggered the shutoff power that keeps the pools cooled. without the power to keep the pools cooled the reactor exploded and caused 37 physical injuries on site. The aftermath of the radiation is still unknown.
Kyshtym
Happened on September 29, 1957 in Kyshten, Russia. massive spill of radioactivity waste 70-80 tons of waste spilled. Killing over 8,015 in the years to pass.
Nuclear Waste
On average a power plant creates 20 metric tons of fuel and with all this fuel being created there has to be waste also. 2,000 metric tons of nuclear waste is created. The waste is a high temperature and radioactivity. It makes it hard to store. It takes years for the waste to have normal levels of radioactivity.
Other views
Even through Nuclear Energy is renewable energy and takes the place of the burning of fossil fuels. The burning of fossil fuels creates carbon dioxide, which is a green house gas. The green house gasses keep the radiation from the sun inside of the earth. That process is called Global Warming. So taking out the fossil fuels is a good thing right? yes, but in doing so with nuclear energy you put everyone at risk. A power Plant creates 20 metric tons of fuel. There is 2,000 metric tons of nuclear waste. Just like in the accident, Kyshtym, if the nuclear waste is spilled it would effect everyone from that region.
Inside Chernobyl
Inside Chernobyl ЧАЭС 2015 - 29th anniversary of the Чернобыль disaster