Advantages of nuclear energy article

Advantages of nuclear energy

A third of the energy produced in Europe comes from nuclear energy, this implies that emit 700 million tons of CO2 and other contaminants generated from the burning of fossil fuels.

Currently consume more fossil fuels which are produced so that in the not too distant future these resources are exhausted. One of the great advantages of using nuclear energy is the ratio of the amount of fuel used and the energy obtained. This also translates into savings in transport, waste, etc.

As an alternative to fossil fuels as carbon oil, would avoid the problem of so-called global warming, qual, is believed to have an important influence that change global climate. Improve the quality of the air we breathe with all that this would imply the decline of disease and quality of life.

On this last point it should be noted that it really has a major influence on global warming are emissions from road transport and that generated by power generation fuels folic , fossils are relatively few. Still, one of the applications of nuclear energy (but little used) is to convert it into mechanical energy for transport.

Currently electricity generation is by nuclear fission reactions, but if nuclear fusion as practicable, provide the following advantages:

    Would get a fuel source inexhaustible.
    In the reactor would avoid accidents by chain reactions that occur in the fissions.
    Waste generated are much less radioactive.