The State of Nuclear Energy


Nuclear Innovations
As climate change becomes a growing concern for the world, debates about nuclear energy as an alternative energy source are being reconsidered in the wake of nuclear disasters such as Fukushima.
Cost and Benefit Analysis
Despite economic and more reliable developments in nuclear energy, old fears and concerns still persist. While nuclear energy still has the potential to replace fossil fuels as a clean and sustainable energy source, concerns remain about the control of such huge power.
Even in the right hands, there is still the potential for waste management and nuclear accidents to occur. In the wrong hands, this technology could also be used to develop nuclear weapons that could destabilize the world.
Ultimately, discussions about nuclear energy should not focus on discrediting the issues and complexities associated with it. After all, what is more important is that the importance of nuclear energy comes to the fore as the world’s hope for surviving the consequences of climate change; The aim is to gather as much information as possible to decide whether to adopt or reject nuclear energy as a replacement energy source for fossil fuels.
For now, more research and investment is needed to develop new technologies so that we can use nuclear energy as a viable, safe and sustainable energy source for the world.