Nuclear Power and Eco-Environment
                     NUCLEAR POWER 
AND ECO-
ENVIRONMENT
Introduction
• 10% of the world’s energy comes from a nuclear source, with 
the largest slice coming from the burning and fossil fuels. 
Renewable energies are on the rise, especially solar and eolic 
energy. 
• However, they demand earth minerals such as lithium or ion 
which come with high environmental costs and whose end of 
lifecycle in a sustainable way is yet to be discovered.
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Environmental 
problems
• Nuclear energy contributes a very small number of emissions 
into the atmosphere which can cause many environmental 
problems such as global warming. Uranium is not burned in a 
nuclear power plant as coal is so there are no emissions from 
it.
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How nuclear energy 
works?
• Nuclear power or energy is created in nuclear power plants. 
Like all other power plants, steam is produced by heating 
water. This steam then turns or activates a generator to turn 
produce electricity.
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Nuclear power plants
• In the case of nuclear power plants, the steam that kick-starts 
the entire process is produced by heat, created through a 
process known as nuclear fission. 
• It simply means a nuclear reaction where an atom is either 
split or collides with another particle, releasing huge amounts 
of energy. 
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Eco-friendly business
• The biggest advantage of nuclear energy is that it does not 
emit any greenhouse gases which are harmful to the 
environment. 
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Advantage of Nuclear 
Energy
• Nuclear energy has extremely low operational costs. It costs 
just 1.87 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), making it only 68 
percent of the total cost of energy derived from coal. 
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Disadvantage
• There is always a chance that accidents can happen, especially 
if proper safety measurements are not taken. This can lead to 
the release of radioactive particles and gases to the outside 
environment.
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Disadvantage Cont.
• When ingested, such gases and particles can have severe 
consequences not just for humans and animals, but also 
plants. High amounts of radiation can even cause diseases like 
cancer, deformations, and death. 
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The future of nuclear 
energy
• With the ever-increasing need for electricity and rising 
concerns about climate issues, nuclear energy is expected to 
be in greater demand in the future. 
• Especially with prices of oil and gas increasing at rapid rates, 
many governments and corporations will opt for nuclear 
energy.
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Safety Measures
• To make nuclear energy more feasible, governments have 
raised standards and tightened rules governing safety when it 
comes to power plants. This has considerably reduced the 
number of accidents related to nuclear energy.
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