Thursday, April 7, 2011
The BBC article which explains the meltdown of the nuclear power plant in Japan poses a question about nuclear power. This is the third major nuclear accident since nuclear power has been introduced. The Question becomes will an accident like this put a halt to nuclear energy. Nuclear Energy economically is the most efficient form of Energy (even over coal powered plants) but are very expensive to build. Aside from cost the only real risk is the harm it could cause to people in the region. If nuclear energy is stopped employees will get laid off, but most important the world will become more dependent on an energy source that is constantly becoming more and more scarce (meaning prices will always be rising)
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I think that just because the use of nuclear energy is so efficient, they won't eliminate it. Nuclear energy will be improved but not eliminated all together. The results of the use of nuclear energy will further educate the developers of it and help them to prevent these ocurrences from happening again.
I think that nuclear energy should definitely stay around. It's a very efficient source of energy, and I think it takes a lot of pressure off of other energy resources that are very scarce. Hopefully in the future we can come up with ways to keep meltdowns from ever occuring.
I agree with curt. Alot of people are willing o take the risk that a nuclear power plant would create because of the benefits it also generates. As other forms of energy become more expensive alot of people will turn o nuclear power for their source of energy. This would be because it will become the cheapest form if another for isnt found that has less risks and is cheaper than nuclear power. However it was Japans fault that this accident ever occured because they didnt keep up with the worlds standards for protection.
Another benifit also is that it allows countries to be self sufficient instead of relying on other countries forms of energy (such as gas or coal).
I hope that these problems post no threat to the nuclear power industry. We need nuclear power. We can no longer afford to use these non-renewable resources for the long term. Maybe the solution should be to place these nuclear plants in places less susceptible to disasters that can cause meltdowns.
I agree with Curt also. I think what we need to work on is a way to make nuclear energy safer. We're dependent on it and without it we could do (even more) damage to the environment.
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