With the earth's resources beginning to run out, is nuclear power the way to go in the immediate future? If not what do you suggest?
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I disagree with your initial claim, but i see nothing wrong with nuke power.
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We should be using nuclear power now. It is a very clean and efficient way to make power. Even with the trouble of disposing the spent fuel it is far safer for the environment than all the coal fired generators spewing out their filth and polluting our air.
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I think it is one of our cleanest, most efficient options.
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Yes, I think all developed nations should invest in nuclear power to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Nuclear energy is, of course, unpopular because it is fraught with risks (look at the Chernobyl and Three Mile Island accidents, for instance) and other problems like disposal of spent fuel and the need for a massive water supply for cooling. Newer nuclear reactor technologies are now available to reduce these risks, but it's always going to be a hard sell to the public. Meanwhile, we should be spending way more on R&D for nuclear fusion, which is ultimately the answer to the world's hunger for energy. By contrast with fission (which is what we normally mean by 'nuclear' power), fusion offers the promise of cheap, clean, non-polluting energy. There's enough deuterium in seawater to power a large city for a year from just a bucketful of water. We just haven't figured out (yet) how to ignite and contain a self-sustaining fusion process.
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I suggest tapping all the natural renewable resources that we can harness. Yes the landscape is going to be ugly with all those windmills and solar farms but this is the cost we're going to have to pay in order not to be dependent upon nuclear energy and carbon fuels. In Germany there is an effort to disguise a lot of windmills as natural objects such as in the forest they are made up to resemble trees so that they blend into the scenery better. I suppose we will not be weened from nuclear fuel until we learn how to harness our natural resources more efficiently and cost effectively.
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I would have to disagree with your initial assumption. People have been predicting that we will be running out of a number of resources for a long time. So far, their predictions have proven to be wrong. With respect to oil, the current supply problems are not because we are running out of the stuff. They are because the greenies won't let us explore for more. There is still a lot of places where we are likely to find more, it just that we are not being allow to go get it. That aside, I am also an advocate of nuclear power. It is one of the safest and cleanest ways of producing power there is. In the over 50 years that we have been using nuclear power, there have been only two serious accidents. Only one of those actually released any radiation into the environment. That one release, Chernobyl, did so because the Soviet design was flawed and lacked a containment vessel around the reactor.
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nope i would say solar power is the is only energy source that we will use in the future
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its just one answer of many, I really think I will depend of geography of the place of living, and with the invention of new solar panels that absorb nearly 100% of the spectrum of light nuclear will have some challenges
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Its better to use nuclear power and not dirty the air and store waste in mountains (there probibly will be a use for it anyway).Anyway they are working on a new power (plasma)that only needs 50 gallons of water to power a large town for weeks.With newer technoligy,the newer the resources.Takes time to change.
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