Nuclear power is one of the biggest producer of the electricity in the world. In 2014, Nuclear power plants generated approximately 11% of total world electricity supply. Many futurist predict that by 2050 it could provide up to 35 percent of global electricity. There are many nuclear power plants around the world and many more are in process of building. Currently there are 438 nuclear reactors in 30 countries and 67 new nuclear plants are under construction in 15 countries.
History
The history of nuclear power stretch back as 1938. In 1938, German chemist Otto Hahn and his assistant Fritz Strassmann discovered the nuclear fission. Nuclear fission is process of splitting atom into two parts, when it splits it release enormous energy. An atom holds protons and neutrons in its focal core. In splitting, the fission process the nucleus splits. The subsequent pieces have less joined mass than the first …show more content…
One of them is that nuclear power generation does produce very low amounts of carbon dioxide. The contribution to global warming is relatively little. You can produce high amount of electricity from one single plant. As of today, the fossil fuels are consumed faster than they are produced, so in future these resource might reduce or the price will increase. There are also some disadvantage of using nuclear to generate electricity. One of the major disadvantage of using nuclear power is the storage of radioactive waste. The radioactive waste from nuclear power plant is extremely dangerous. Another drawback of using nuclear power is terrorist attacks. Nuclear power plants are preferred targets for terrorist. As of today, there is no plant in the world that can withstand an attack similar to 9/11 in New York. Such a terrorist attack would have disastrous effects for the entire world. The fuel of nuclear energy, uranium is insufficient resource, its supply is estimated to last for next 30 to 60
History
The history of nuclear power stretch back as 1938. In 1938, German chemist Otto Hahn and his assistant Fritz Strassmann discovered the nuclear fission. Nuclear fission is process of splitting atom into two parts, when it splits it release enormous energy. An atom holds protons and neutrons in its focal core. In splitting, the fission process the nucleus splits. The subsequent pieces have less joined mass than the first …show more content…
One of them is that nuclear power generation does produce very low amounts of carbon dioxide. The contribution to global warming is relatively little. You can produce high amount of electricity from one single plant. As of today, the fossil fuels are consumed faster than they are produced, so in future these resource might reduce or the price will increase. There are also some disadvantage of using nuclear to generate electricity. One of the major disadvantage of using nuclear power is the storage of radioactive waste. The radioactive waste from nuclear power plant is extremely dangerous. Another drawback of using nuclear power is terrorist attacks. Nuclear power plants are preferred targets for terrorist. As of today, there is no plant in the world that can withstand an attack similar to 9/11 in New York. Such a terrorist attack would have disastrous effects for the entire world. The fuel of nuclear energy, uranium is insufficient resource, its supply is estimated to last for next 30 to 60