Nuclear Power: How Does it Work? Does it Have a Future?

Introduction On March 11, the earthquake hit the North Coast was recorded by the strongest musical instrument in the history of Japan. Eleven nuclear reactors stopped safely due to ground vibration, and external power to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was shut down. The Fukushima nuclear power plant was located on the southeastern shore of the earthquake's epicenter and endured the earthquake ground motion, but due to the subsequent 14-m tsunami, the backup power of the diesel generator required for operation of the reactor coolant pump It became invalid.

Nuclear power is very complicated. Energy supplied from nuclear power plants does not cause global warming. Due to the climate problem, construction of new nuclear reactors to increase the world's increasing demand for electricity is increasing. Currently, the United States and Canada receive 20% of electricity from nuclear power plants. The proportion of the rest of the world is 6%, but it is still rising. These benefits have continued to support the nuclear movement and nuclear supporters believe this is essential.

Nuclear power stations have less greenhouse gas emissions from electricity emissions than electricity emitted from power plants and other traditional power sources. Nuclear power generation will not lead to the release of methane and carbon dioxide, which are greenhouse gases that cause global warming. With this in mind, damage to the environment by nuclear energy is considered to be minimal. Compared with renewable energy such as sunlight and wind power, nuclear power plants are more reliable. Electricity production from renewable energy sources depends on climatic conditions, but nuclear energy has no such obstacle. Nuclear power plants can generate electricity continuously for several months without interruption. In addition, nuclear power provides higher reliability than other energy sources, as uranium reserves are expected to last more than 70 years.

In addition to the fact that greenhouse gases do not occur, nuclear power has many distinct advantages over other power supplies. First, nuclear power is an important source of cheap electricity. Nuclear power plants are relatively low in operating costs and do not rely on fossil fuels - this implies that nuclear power generation costs do not fluctuate with the price of natural gas or oil (Rinkesh, 2016). Furthermore nuclear power is more reliable than certain renewable energies such as the sun and wind (Rinkesh, 2017), since the nucleus does not depend on specific climatic conditions. There are other remarkable advantages: Nuclear power plants have the ability to desalinize large amounts of seawater to make fresh water and nuclear reactors produce cobalt 60 with many medical uses such as cancer treatment