2007-02-09 12:34:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
Even nuclear waist although it is long lived may not be the problem most people are lead to believe. Chernobyl was not a problem of dealing with nuclear waist. It was a problem of dealing with nuclear material that was far from being ready to be disposed of and was much hotter than nuclear waist. Accidental release of nuclear material might be a problem occasionally but probably not the problem we believe. For now nuclear is probably the best we can do quickly enough to prevent runaway global warming. But eventually we will have to develope othr methods if we wish to continue to live in a high energy society.
Over population is our most dire problem.
2007-02-09 23:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by Bullfrog21 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main environmental factor is waste disposal. Depleted nuclear cores are highly radioactive and toxic for many years.
A properly operating nuclear plant has almost no environmental impact. There are no emissions of greenhouse gases, no emissions of toxins, and no radiation above background level.
2007-02-09 20:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by Matt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe that one element of the factor is the atom
2007-02-09 20:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by likeskansas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋