Disadvantages Of Nuclear Power

Electricity and good health have a lot in common, because when you have it, you don 't think about it. When you don 't have it, that 's all you think about. With our current society’s dependence on electricity and the evolving technological advancements, certainly modern civilization isn 't going anywhere without power. Over the next 50 years, unless patterns change dramatically, energy production and use will contribute to global warming through large scale greenhouse gas emissions — hundreds of billions of tons of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide. Nuclear power could be one option for reducing carbon emissions. At present, however, this is unlikely: nuclear power faces regression. The pursuit of nuclear energy for electricity generation

Those that don’t have economical energy are at a disadvantage in an increasingly globalized economy. The ongoing Japanese nuclear crisis underscores yet again the risks inherent in this essential energy source. But it should not divert nations from using or pursuing nuclear power to generate electricity, given the threat from climate change, the health hazards of fossil fuels, and the undeveloped state of renewable energy. Instead, the events at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant should turn more attention to ensuring that nuclear power plants meet the highest standards of safety and protection against natural disasters. More than 30 nations have commercial nuclear power plants. A further two dozen are interested in having them, including several in earthquake risk areas such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey. If energy is expensive because of insufficient supply or high costs of generation the consumer suffers. This can mean lower productivity, slower business and job growth, lower wages and lower living standards. Energy is an active part of everything we make or do. About 14 percent of all global electricity produced comes in the form of commercial nuclear power (Tabak 129). Some projections suggest that by end of this century, electricity will comprise 80 percent of energy consumption. Much of that increase will come from the development of electric vehicles. The world must increase its energy supplies 350 percent by the end of this century to meet rising expectations of aspiring people. According to research from 2008, the world consumes about $16 billion worth of electricity per day (Miller 110-115). While estimates vary, nuclear energy can become a majority of energy production. In fact, even as a share of electricity generation, nuclear power will remain well behind coal and gas combined without the development of nuclear power generation