In the 21st Century there are several energy production methods, they can be cheap yet inefficient or expensive and more efficient. However, fossil fuels are used because they are efficient and easy to acquire, but they affect the environment. Coal-Fired electricity production has been around since the Industrial Revolution, this means that coal-fired electricity that still makes up 61% of the electricity produced in Australia (Department of Industry and Science, 2015). Therefore, it makes complete sense that Australia should progress into a more efficient, environmentally friendly type of electricity production. An alternative, but an advantageous form of electricity production is in the form of a Uranium-Fuelled nuclear reactor.
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Environmentally there are a number of obvious issues that affects the world we live in today, such as the fumes being released from the plant itself, river pollution, and impact to the that the plant is built on. Coal-Fired Plants also use up a lot of water as this is expressed by the editors of (Green Peace, 2016) “The world 's 8,359 power plants use enough water to meet the basic needs of one billion people, Greenpeace 's ground-breaking work shows.” Coal-Fired Power Plants not only cause damage to the environment but also damage to people, such as miners and from the pollution. As according to the editors of (Green Peace, 2016) “When people who work in mines, or live close by them, inhale coal dust and carbon, this hardens their lungs, leading to black lung disease. An estimated 1,200 people in the US still die from black lung disease annually.” However, this is not the only issue that effects people as the environmental effects people through pollution. Coal-Fired Power Plants not only cause issues for the environment but also for people, through the use of fumes released from the burning
Coal-Fired …show more content…
Environmentally there are a number of obvious issues that affects the world we live in today, such as the fumes being released from the plant itself, river pollution, and impact to the that the plant is built on. Coal-Fired Plants also use up a lot of water as this is expressed by the editors of (Green Peace, 2016) “The world 's 8,359 power plants use enough water to meet the basic needs of one billion people, Greenpeace 's ground-breaking work shows.” Coal-Fired Power Plants not only cause damage to the environment but also damage to people, such as miners and from the pollution. As according to the editors of (Green Peace, 2016) “When people who work in mines, or live close by them, inhale coal dust and carbon, this hardens their lungs, leading to black lung disease. An estimated 1,200 people in the US still die from black lung disease annually.” However, this is not the only issue that effects people as the environmental effects people through pollution. Coal-Fired Power Plants not only cause issues for the environment but also for people, through the use of fumes released from the burning