Nuclear Energy and Hydroelectric Energy: Pros and Cons

Nuclear power is a substitute for using fossil fuels. Nuclear power is also not renewable, but its air pollution is much lower and the risk of climate change due to global warming is lower. There are three main types of nuclear energy: fusion, nuclear fission and radioactive decay. This report explains how nuclear fusion works and explains the pros and cons of fusion. Nuclear fusion occurs when two or more elements merge.

Mankind as a whole needs to replace outdated energy resources with newer, more efficient, less wasteful, destructive resources. Petroleum, coal, lead storage batteries and many other high-risk resources have been replaced by cleaner and safer energy generation and storage methods. In order to purify waste from agricultural waste, semi-renewable resources such as biofuel and recovered methane are introduced. Renewable energy such as hydraulic power and solar energy is also introduced, but the cost is too high. If it fails, there will be more waste and you will not get enough energy output to maintain population.

The accident in Fukushima on March 11, 2011, the international community resonated with nuclear policy. Many countries have not changed their views on nuclear power generation. For example, the governments of the U.S., Ukraine and Russia decided not to change the further development of nuclear energy (policy response to the Fukushima accident, 2011). However, German response format is an exception. The German government led by Angela Merkel made a radical decision on the country's future of energy.

Nuclear power is more effective than fossil fuel. Ewan McLecsh says, " The energy produced by coal is very efficient. (Nuclear Power and Fossil Fuel) Nuclear energy can generate a large amount of electricity by using a small amount of uranium. The population of the world is increasing. Demand for energy is increasing, so nuclear energy can satisfy this demand. Since nuclear power is very efficient, it can supply a large amount of energy in a short period of time. Unlike fossil fuels burning, nuclear power uses atoms to generate energy.

Discussions between fossil fuels, nuclear power plants, nuclear power plants and renewable energy have continued in some way since the beginning of nuclear power. There is no clear solution, it is impossible to reach an agreement or even reach the vast majority of decisions and opinions. Pros and cons of nuclear power are the driving force of discussion. Currently, nuclear environmentalists and the World Nuclear Association support the support of this issue and claim that nuclear power and nuclear power plants are safe and sustainable. In this regard, there are organizations of NIRS (Nuclear Information and Resources Service) and Greenpeace International who are discussing the dangers nuclear power plants bring to the environment and people.