Nuclear power advantages/disadvantages

Nuclear power plants are used to generate electricity. At present there are more than 400 nuclear power plants operating all around the world. About 100 of them are in the United States and 200 are in Europe. The advantage of nuclear power is that no carbon-based pollutants are emitted as with the burning of fossil fuels. Flowever, the disadvantage is that the process produces nuclear wastes. Some... 

W. F. Miller, Present and Future Nuclear Reactor Designs, Weighing the Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear Power with an Eye of Improving Safety and Meeting Future Needs, J. Chem. Educ. 70, 109 (1993)... 

If nuclear power is indicated as needed by the country in the future, the possible advantages or disadvantages should be taken into account of an early introduction involving an SMPR rather than waiting until a larger unit can be introduced ... 

List some of the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power plants compared with other sources of electrical energy. In your opinion, do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages ... 

What are the alternatives Suitable sites for hydroelectric power plants have already been developed, so hydropower is unlikely to play a larger role in the total energy economy than it does now. Nuclear power fell out of favor with Americans thirty years ago, and it is unclear whether it will make a comeback. Wind, photovoltaic energy, biomass, ethanol, tides, and fuel cells all have their advantages and disadvantages, which leads us to another solution— conservation. 

In the future, when nuclear fusion power plants are in operation, most of these disadvantages will not be a concern. Fusion reactions produce only short-lived isotopes and so there would be no long-term storage problems. An added advantage is that there is a virtually inexhaustible supply of deuterium fuel in the world s oceans. 

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