Is Nuclear Energy Best?
A debate from TEDtalks - Does the world need nuclear energy?
Very compelling facts from both sides.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8ccWSZkic
Very compelling facts from both sides.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8ccWSZkic
11 Comments
There are many other sources for energy. Nuclear energy is not needed by the world but it is the best choice as it provides a lot of energy and it can last a long time.
But the fact is that no one is sure when accidents will happen. If a nuclear plant is built, it is like a active volcano it may erupt anytime and when it does you can not do anything to stop it.
But the fact is that no one is sure when accidents will happen. If a nuclear plant is built, it is like a active volcano it may erupt anytime and when it does you can not do anything to stop it.
nuclear energy is currently the best.comparing coal to nuclear energy, nuclear produces much lesser co2 in to the air as compared to coal.
the world is going to end someway or another. in this case, global warming or nuclear war. if every nation is willing to be at peace, nuclear wars would not be a factor. and if they are not willing to use nuclear energy. the world is going to go down in a spiral due to global warming. thus my opinion is that nuclear energy is the best.
the world is going to end someway or another. in this case, global warming or nuclear war. if every nation is willing to be at peace, nuclear wars would not be a factor. and if they are not willing to use nuclear energy. the world is going to go down in a spiral due to global warming. thus my opinion is that nuclear energy is the best.
Although Nuclear energy produces a lot of energy, but the main problem is that nuclear energy produces radioactive waste, which is harmful to humans and thus should be kept to a bare minimum, not to mention the harmful dangers should an event like chernboyl happen again.
Of all the energy sources available, nuclear energy produces the most energy, but it also have its downsides and terrible dangers.
Of all the energy sources available, nuclear energy produces the most energy, but it also have its downsides and terrible dangers.
The world does need nuclear energy (and for it to be used in the right way of course). The use of nuclear energy has to be carefully considered before setting up for use though.
I believe that countries with huge lands and resources like USA, Russia and China can afford to use nuclear energy since they could do with it to power the population that needs it.
Nuclear energy however, like what victortky said, produces harmful radioactive waste that can be detrimental to us humans.
Hence, I think it should be used minimally and only if the country can afford to maintain it and really needs it.
I believe that countries with huge lands and resources like USA, Russia and China can afford to use nuclear energy since they could do with it to power the population that needs it.
Nuclear energy however, like what victortky said, produces harmful radioactive waste that can be detrimental to us humans.
Hence, I think it should be used minimally and only if the country can afford to maintain it and really needs it.
yes the world needs nuclear energy.the world's population is growing and the thirst for energy is also surging.nuclear energy is one of the best methods to attain enough power to subdue the ever-growing thirst for power.this method is not without its risks,the Chernobyl incident is one such happening that portrays the disastrous side effects of a nuclear mishap.but with careful supervision it could be put to good use.Singapore would probably have one soon in the years to come as talks are being held.
If we are just looking at the disadvantages, no one will want to use nuclear energy. But nuclear is the best way to produce mass energy. Despite its side effects, its useful energy has no match with other sources. I say it worth the risk since other sources' pollution effects are also same with nuclear only they took longer time. If we use carefully, the gain would be very great. Although there had been some very bad accidents, most of the people in the world are in thirst of energy.
Min
2A/05
Min
2A/05
Yes the world needs Nuclear Energy. Because now we are using the nonrenewable resources to provide energy for example charcoal and oil for instance. Though there are dangerous consequences if the Nuclear energy plant have a leak or a accident. But by using Nuclear energy we save lots on harvesting of resources like charcoal. But small countries like Singapore can't have a Nuclear power plant because we can't afford the space.So Nuclear energy is only good for large countries where space is abundant and energy is in demand.
Siva
2A/05
Siva
2A/05
no, the world does not need it because there are many other alternatives other than using nuclear energy.. such as wind energy and solar energy which is not harmful and very useful in many ways. there are lesser disadvantage compared to using nuclear energy because it will harm the human population
fshan 2A/05
fshan 2A/05
Although it can produce large amount of energy, it is a very dangerous source of energy as it produces radioactive waste which is harmful to us. So nuclear energy is not the best source of energy... Yes it is needed and should be kept to minimum.
Nuclear energy is easily the best kind of energy source we can (and should) use.
It uses a material that is in abundance, creates more energy than most energy sources and causes virtually no pollution. Most people worry about the danger of nuclear plants, often citing Chernobyl. Well, aside from Chernobyl and the safely-contained Three Mile Island incidents, there has been no other incidents concerning nuclear plants in its long history.
Furthermore, Chernobyl happened 30 years ago, with technology that was less developed than that of today's. It is like saying that because of Hindenburg, we should not have air transportation anymore.
It uses a material that is in abundance, creates more energy than most energy sources and causes virtually no pollution. Most people worry about the danger of nuclear plants, often citing Chernobyl. Well, aside from Chernobyl and the safely-contained Three Mile Island incidents, there has been no other incidents concerning nuclear plants in its long history.
Furthermore, Chernobyl happened 30 years ago, with technology that was less developed than that of today's. It is like saying that because of Hindenburg, we should not have air transportation anymore.
Going nuclear provides so many advantages, one of which is that the by-product is essentially water, which is not harmful to the environment.
Many countries are scared of nuclear because of its potential to make nuclear weapons and the volatility of the substance, in which just one accident can wipe out an entire city. Like the Chernobyl case.