Nuclear power greener/A critique of Nuclear power and the environment: comparative assessment of environmental and health impacts of electricity-generating systems.

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Nuclear Power is Greener
Not only is Nuclear energy much safer in terms of lives lost in manufacturing but compared to coal and electricity its carbon foot print is non-existent. Also the process of generating nuclear power creates very little waste or bi products.

Nuclear Power meets 17% of demand of electricity from the world. It also comes very close to being non-existent in the air as a pollutant gas that effects the global climate.

Methods
Nuclear power generators were compared with other energy sources. After considering total deaths, waste products, and sustainability, nuclear power had significantly better outcomes.

Results
In the end, nuclear power comes out as a misunderstood energy source. When looking at it from a humanitarian perspective, producing nuclear power is not as dangerous as other sources. Coal and gas require every day retrieval, which leads to many more deaths and persistent health problems. Nuclear power also has a higher density than other energy sources, with less product resulting in more power. On top of everything else, nuclear power is cheaper and has some of the lowest emission rates, resulting in less ecological deterioration.



Because of the scientific proof of nuclear power containing low emission rates, goals have been made to work towards the improvement of economics of nuclear power. Some of these goals are to decrease the risk there is when it comes to accidents and increase the number of resources of nuclear power.