The nuclear power generation in the United States and Europe has proven to be a safe, reliable and economical method for generating large amounts of electricity for over 40 years. The U.S. Navy has been safely operating nuclear reactors on ships for over 50 years. In the country of France, they currently get 78% of its electricity from nuclear power plants. France is the world's largest net exporter of electricity due to its very low cost of generation, and gains over €3 billion per year from this. About 17% of France's electricity is from recycled nuclear fuel. Many people are reluctant to nuclear power plants because of some major and minor accidents that had happened in the past. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was the worst nuclear accident in the history. Its harmful effects on humans and the environment can still be seen today. There has also been another accident that happened in Fukushima in Japan. Although the fatalities were not extremely severe, the radiation was strongly impactful on the
The nuclear power generation in the United States and Europe has proven to be a safe, reliable and economical method for generating large amounts of electricity for over 40 years. The U.S. Navy has been safely operating nuclear reactors on ships for over 50 years. In the country of France, they currently get 78% of its electricity from nuclear power plants. France is the world's largest net exporter of electricity due to its very low cost of generation, and gains over €3 billion per year from this. About 17% of France's electricity is from recycled nuclear fuel. Many people are reluctant to nuclear power plants because of some major and minor accidents that had happened in the past. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was the worst nuclear accident in the history. Its harmful effects on humans and the environment can still be seen today. There has also been another accident that happened in Fukushima in Japan. Although the fatalities were not extremely severe, the radiation was strongly impactful on the