Even though utilizing nuclear fission as a power source does have its respectable pros, the cons seem to overwhelm the pros. Setting up nuclear power plants is very expensive and the majority of nuclear power plants’ fuel relies on a very meager source. The other cons include and are not limited to: mining for the meager source poses a health risk to the people mining and not mining and if not dealt with properly, the radioactive materials used in a nuclear power plant can severely harm the environment as well as the people and animals within it.
Opposed to other nonrenewable resources like coal, petroleum, and natural gas, nuclear power plants emits little to no amount of pollution/greenhouse gases into the air. In addition, they are cheap to run. Despite these feats, they have disadvantages that counteract them. For one, while nuclear power plants are cheap to run, the construction of said plants are very expensive. According to various of sources such as Ucsusa and Synapse Energy Economics, over the years, the estimation of nuclear plant construction’s cost rose from between $2 billion and $4 billion to $9 billion (aka 2,000,000,000 - 4,000,000,000 dollars to 9,000,000,000 dollars). Secondly, the source of …show more content…
Nuclear power plants contain fuel rods crafted from uranium. After the small quantity of uranium is used for the reactor, the fuel rods fulfilled its purpose and cannot be used anymore. Consequently, they have to be disposed of. However, that’s the problem. Fuel rods only are deprived of small amounts of uranium and still are highly radioactive//toxicity at this point. Their radioactivity/toxicity will subside in a very lengthy amount of time and until that time, they must be stored securely. Currently, the United States doesn’t have a permitted location to do so. In substitution, the nuclear power plants are required to store its nuclear wastes at the their
Opposed to other nonrenewable resources like coal, petroleum, and natural gas, nuclear power plants emits little to no amount of pollution/greenhouse gases into the air. In addition, they are cheap to run. Despite these feats, they have disadvantages that counteract them. For one, while nuclear power plants are cheap to run, the construction of said plants are very expensive. According to various of sources such as Ucsusa and Synapse Energy Economics, over the years, the estimation of nuclear plant construction’s cost rose from between $2 billion and $4 billion to $9 billion (aka 2,000,000,000 - 4,000,000,000 dollars to 9,000,000,000 dollars). Secondly, the source of …show more content…
Nuclear power plants contain fuel rods crafted from uranium. After the small quantity of uranium is used for the reactor, the fuel rods fulfilled its purpose and cannot be used anymore. Consequently, they have to be disposed of. However, that’s the problem. Fuel rods only are deprived of small amounts of uranium and still are highly radioactive//toxicity at this point. Their radioactivity/toxicity will subside in a very lengthy amount of time and until that time, they must be stored securely. Currently, the United States doesn’t have a permitted location to do so. In substitution, the nuclear power plants are required to store its nuclear wastes at the their