Although nuclear power seems to be the most obvious choice of power source for the future because of all its benefits, it also has an innumerable amount of drawbacks. First of all, nuclear energy is made up of Uranium which is a non-renewable material so MORE must be used. Secondly, nuclear disasters can be one of the most devastating incidents on the planet and enough accidents have happened in the past to display how dangerous nuclear power is! For example: September 30, 1999 – Workers in Japan trigger a nuclear reaction by mixing too much uranium into a storage tank at JCO Co. repossessing plant and at least 200 people were exposed to radiation. Go on google and look up “radioactive baby”. NOW. ..
THOSE are the effects of the radiation that comes from the nuclear waste that is dumped in “low population areas”. Radiation is destructive and travels far.
Since there is no long-term solution for nuclear waste disposal, and because nuclear energy is a relatively new source for energy, long-term environmental and health effects remain to be seen. Mostly, nuclear waste is just dumped in low population areas all over the globe, but with the population growing as fast as it is, it is only a matter of time before we will have to find a new solution. Especially if nuclear waste begins to destroy the environment we are trying so hard to protect. What if the plants get contaminated? Then the organisms that feed on them will be affected, including humans!
The effects of nuclear waste are much like the effects of the nuclear fallout: Contaminated soil and groundwater, increased risk of cancer, birth defects, infertility, damaged cells. HUMANS SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO NUCLEAR WASTE. It is not in our nature to adapt to gratuitous amounts of radiation. A lot of types of cancers have resulted from radiation exposure. The list of cancer includes, leukemia, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancers and a whole lot more.
In my opinion, nuclear power MAY be the most resilient source of energy for the future, but we have got to figure out a way to dispose of the waste that comes hand in hand with it. Or why not use renewable energy? Such as, bioenergy (renewable heat energy such as plant matter and animal waste – can yield power, fuel ect.) Geothermal? Wind energy? Tidal energy...there are so many more
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