Nuclear Energy by Lelya Powell
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy or nuclear power is created when nuclear reactions happen mostly when the element Uranium collide with neurons of other atoms to release energy. It does use radioactive materials, but not fossil fuels, it can be dangerous if not used,transported, stored correctly. Nuclear energy is used for heat,electricity things like medicine, and in agriculture. In the United States there is about 99 nuclear plants and 94 of those plants actually produce 20% of the U.S. electricity without using carbon. Like I said since the nuclear plants use highly radioactive and explosive products a con is nuclear accidents, and in the United States we have had at least 56 nuclear accidents and sometimes these accidents cause people to have to be moved out of their homes and affect the health of the people in the surrounding area, so nuclear energy is really controversial in that aspect.
https://www.nei.org/fundamentals/what-is-nuclear-energy
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/how-nuclear-power-works
https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/non-power-nuclear-applications/overview/the-many-uses-of-nuclear-technology.aspx
Nuclear energy defiantly sounds really scary but also could be helpful for us. I think it comes down to weighing the pros and cons of nuclear energy compared to using fossil fuels because they both have pros but also both have major cons.
ReplyDeleteI think we really need to be careful about the dangers of nuclear energy. When you stated that there were 56 nuclear accidents in the U.S that showed how dangerous it can be.
ReplyDeleteAlthough nuclear energy can be used to benefit from I think you should’ve added how it could be led away from. The technology that we have now we can easily adapt and find a better and safer solution.
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