Nuclear electrical power generation

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Nuclear electric power generation

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Outline the development of a new area of research in your field.Account for its importance and evaluate the extent of its usefulness.
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Introduction

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People are facing with energy shortage which will affect economic growth.Nuclear electrical power generation is a new type of power generation,it contains advantages and disadvantages,both of them are discussed and put forward whether nuclear power generation will completely replace the tradition way of power generation.

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Nuclear power generation is more reliable and economical compared with fossil fuel power generation.

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Nuclear power generation provides people a way to achieve the goal of lowercarbon which makes power generation more environmentally-friendly.

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There also exists disadvantages of nuclear power generation such as some accidents may take place in nuclear power station.

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The other disadvantage is how to deal with the nuclear wastes for some of them may remain radioactive for a longtime.

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Compared all the advantages and disadvantages,people believe that nuclear power generation will make progress and completely take place of fossil fuel power generation in the near future.

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Conclusion

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In order to meet the demand of times,it is necessary to develop a new way of power generation.Currently,nuclear power generation is the most reliable one.With the development of technology, nuclear power generation will make great progresses,and it may become the main way of power generation in the future. !
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With the rapid economic development, energy issues now before us suddenly, to protect energy security will be directly related to the ability of our economy to maintain a good momentum of development. Energy shortages will severely restrict economic development. It is widely believed that the main resource for the electricity generation is fossil fuel. However ,the generation of electricity using fossil fuels is a major and growing factor to the emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, which does harm to the environment and affects the climate all over the world.For this reason,the use of new energy for the electricity generation comes to its stage.In this essay,nuclear power generation has been introduced with all the advantages and disadvantages,and the possibility if nuclear will completely replace fossil fuels in the generation of
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electricity in the future.Considering the increasing demand of energy and the purpose of environmental-friendly,nuclear power generation is necessary.

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Nuclear electric power generation provides an economical and dependable way to satisfy the energy supply and reducing the dependence on fuel supplies.Compared with fossil fuels,nuclear fuels’ energy density is higher by millions,so nuclear fuels need a smaller space to store,which also makes the transportation convenience.Unlike other fuels such as coal and gas,the price of uranium remains stable and the price is less likely to be influenced by international economic situation in the future.The relatively low generation cost of nuclear means that it can provide high quality of power continuous and economically.Nuclear electric power generation is an ideal way of power generation,which contributes to energy security and enhances generation diversity. !
Nuclear power generation is an important way to achieve a low-carbon power generation.At this moment ,most power generation stations’ main fuel is fossil fuel which releases large amount of carbon dioxide.It is well known that too much carbon dioxide will to harm to the environment all over the world,the most terrible consequence is the global warming.In order to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions,nuclear power station is expected to undertake more tasks of power generation.Nuclear power is the use of nuclear fission reactors in the release of energy for power generation,it will not produce any polluting gases in the process of power generation.At present,nuclear power generation is the most reliable of power generation which does less harm to the environment,so it should be spread and applied all over the world.

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Despite all the advantages mentioned above,there also exists some disadvantages.Firstly,nuclear power is a controversial method of generating
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electricity,many people concerned about whether it can be used safely and what to do if the radioactive fuel leaks.Several serious accidents about nuclear power station took place during the last decades,people living near the station suffered a lot,they had to move away from their hometown to a safety place and the nuclear fuel will stay in the air for a long time before volatilize completely.So,if some of the nuclear power station accident really happens,it will bring huge losses to both environment and economy.

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Another disadvantage about nuclear power station is how to deal with the radioactive waste material.Some of the waste remains radioactive for thousands of years after been used.Currently they are stored in relatively safety places such as deep caves and mines.But with time goes by,more and more radioactive wastes need to be stored,the challenge is whether people can find as much as caves to store them.Even if there are a large number of places to store the radioactive waste,nobody know whether people could handle them properly.If the nuclear waste stored incorrectly,there would be a disaster,no one can image how terrible it will be.Assuming that the waste can be stored safety,but keeping them for thousands of years has a high cost.It makes nuclear power generation meaningless if all the profits it had made for people spent on storing the nuclear waste.So,it seems unnecessary to develop nuclear power station.

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Considering all the advantages and disadvantages mentioned,some people may confused about whether nuclear power station should be built and applied.Although there are few disadvantages of nuclear power generation,nuclear electric power generation provides a economic and low carbon way of electricity producing. A fundamental solution of the energy crisis requires development of nuclear power technology. Nuclear power generation are receiving worldwide attention because its’ tempting prospect. Nuclear power is bound to be the most essential way in the future to solve the energy
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crisis. People believe that with the development of science and technology,all the problems will be solved in the future,and nuclear power generation may become the most reliable way of power generation.

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Overall,from the economic aspects, developing nuclear power can not be eyeless. For nuclear energy plays an important role in promoting social, economic and environmental development in the world. Many factors have been considered, such as nuclear power station is more economic,lowcarbon,may be not as safe as it is expected and have difficulties in dealing with the nuclear wastes. With more and more advanced technologies applied to nuclear power generation,it will become the most reliable way of power producing.Developing nuclear power needs a large number of nuclear personnel, and also requires countries to accelerate the training of nuclear power related units talent. Only a comprehensive consideration of the factors affecting the development of nuclear power, nuclear power can be a positive and healthy development.

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6.Department of Energy and Climate Change (2009) Draft overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1). London:The Stationery Office.

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