Should we use more nuclear power?

Answer 1

its such a pity to note that when einstein formulated the theory of relativity, it is for s good purpose but then our modern society is now using it to gain global political power. bush is so all out in promoting nuclear proliferation, if it is used properly, it can lessen our gas comsumption, which is good, but its hard to discern the motive behind it, there are plenty of anti nuke activists out there and this issue can divide a nation so to speak. i think yes, only if everything about it will be transparent and assure the people that its for a good cause.

Answer 2

regrettably there's a stigma against nuclear ability, and that's unlucky because of the fact the flexibility flowers we had interior the 1970's are no longer something like what we would have at present. Chernobyl happened because of the fact the minimum protection standards weren't met, so it develop into basically a count number of time. Given at present's concern for dependance on remote places oil i think of nuclear ability may well be a boon to america, if basically human beings ought to get out of the damaging approach they have approximately nuclear ability flowers.

Answer 3

Yes! It is much more beneficial to our society (cheaper and cleaner power) and helps reduce global warming! Soon, all nuclear waste will be shot into space headed for the Sun instead of being buried in Nevada!

Answer 4

Yes, I think that we should use more nuclear power.

Answer 5

Yes♥j

Answer 6

No, I think we need to use less nuclear power. It is in our best interest to create more ways to use power.

Answer 7

Absolutely yes! Despite the risks, it is a relatively safe and clean source of fuel. We need to reduced our dependence on foreign oil as well as explore alternative fuel sources.

Answer 8

Heck yes! Not only is it a good, clean power source, but it would make more jobs for guys like me.

Answer 9

more nuclear power less oil

Answer 10

Nuclear power is the controlled use of nuclear reactions to release energy for work including propulsion, heat, and the generation of electricity. Nuclear energy is produced by a controlled nuclear chain reaction and creates heat—which is used to boil water, produce steam, and drive a steam turbine. The turbine can be used for mechanical work and also to generate electricity. As of 2004, nuclear power provides 6.5% of the world's energy and 15.7% of the world's electricity.
Conventional thermal power plants all have a fuel source to provide heat. Examples are gas, coal, or oil. For a nuclear power plant, this heat is provided by nuclear fission inside the nuclear reactor. When a relatively large fissile atomic nucleus (usually uranium-235 or plutonium-239) is struck by a neutron it forms two or more smaller nuclei as fission products, releasing energy and neutrons in a process called nuclear fission. The neutrons then trigger further fission. And so on. When this nuclear chain reaction is controlled, the energy released can be used to heat water, produce steam and drive a turbine that generates electricity. It should be noted that a nuclear explosive involves an uncontrolled chain reaction, and the rate of fission in a reactor is not capable of reaching sufficient levels to trigger a nuclear explosion because commercial reactor grade nuclear fuel is not enriched to a high enough level. (see enriched uranium)

The chain reaction is controlled through the use of materials that absorb and moderate neutrons. In uranium-fueled reactors, neutrons must be moderated (slowed down) because slow neutrons are more likely to cause fission when colliding with a uranium-235 nucleus. Light water reactors use ordinary water to moderate and cool the reactors. When at operating temperatures if the temperature of the water increases, its density drops, and fewer neutrons passing through it are slowed enough to trigger further reactions. That negative feedback stabilizes the reaction rate.

The current types of plants (and their common components) are discussed in the article nuclear reactor technology.

A number of other designs for nuclear power generation, the Generation IV reactors, are the subject of active research and may be used for practical power generation in the future. A number of the advanced nuclear reactor designs could also make critical fission reactors much cleaner, much safer and/or much less of a risk to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Controlled nuclear fusion could in principle be used in fusion power plants to produce power without the complexities of handling actinides, but significant scientific and technical obstacles remain. Several fusion reactors have been built, but as yet none has 'produced' more thermal energy than electrical energy consumed. Despite research having started in the 1950s, no commercial fusion reactor is expected before 2050. The ITER project is currently leading the effort to commercialize fusion power

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