At the rate at which the fossil fuels are depleting it will not be long before we are left with no electricity at all. Can you imagine life without electricity? Our modern lives revolve around it, and without electricity there is no doubt that our lives will come to a complete standstill.
Unfortunately there are not too many viable options available, in spite of the promise of renewables like solar, wind, and hydro power (their current forms can’t sustain more than a fraction of our current energy usage)
So what do we do, resign ourselves to fate, and look forward to life without any electricity? Well, thankfully we don’t need to do that yet!
Our dear old friend the atom can definitely help us with our energy needs. How? Nuclear plants are the answer! Uranium, apart from coal is the other natural resource available to us, which can be used to produce nuclear power.
Now, don’t start having negative thoughts when you hear the word nuclear (the Chernobyl explosion in 1986 is the only disaster till date which released deadly amounts of radiation). Nuclear power is a type of nuclear technology, which involves the controlled use of nuclear fission to release energy for work including heat and electricity.
Do you know the US produces the most nuclear energy? Out of this, nuclear power provides almost 20 percent of the electricity it consumes, but, the French are way ahead with 80 percent of their electrical energy being produced from nuclear reactors.
So, if we want to avoid a life without electricity, we would definitely need to build more passively safe plants to keep pace with the rising world demand.
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