Nuclear power

Title: Nuclear power
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 556 | Pages: 2.4 (approximately 235 words/page)

Nuclear power

People use a lot of natural resources on the earth. These resources are gradually being diminished. As these resources are diminished we will continue to look for alternative energy sources. Currently the only short –term solution to this problem is nuclear power. The problem with that though is that nuclear power is not as safe as burning coal, gas, or oil. In fact nuclear power is much more dangerous than those other sources of energy. …showed first 75 words of 556 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 556 total…and repairs the blockage allowed no water to reach the reactor core to cool it down and the core ruptured and leaked radioactive particles into the atmosphere. The core itself came close to meltdown. If the core had melted down much of Pennsylvania, the radioactive fallout would have contaminated New York and New Jersey. Today’s nuclear power plants are relatively safe but the problem of accidents increases with every new plant that is built.

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