Write the disadvantages of using nuclear energy to produce electricity.
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Enumerating some of the Nuclear Energy disadvantages are :
♦ Toxic Radioactive waste- The radioactive waste coming from Nuclear power plants is a great caution and peril to the environment. The catastrophic effects of Chernobyl disaster still linger in the minds of people. As per the records, 30, 000 people died in the Chernobyl disaster, and over 2.5 million Ukrainians are still dealing with the health tribulations associated with the nuclear waste.
♦ Radioactive waste is generated which implies any material be it Solid, liquid or Gas that consists of a radioactive nuclear substance and the operators of the nuclear plant have ascertained that it is a waste product. A material is considered waste after it has spent more than 3 years in the reactor producing heat and electricity. This waste comes from nuclear reactors and needs to be disposed of or stored safely.
♦ Incurs heavy initial capital costs- Nuclear Energy entails immense investment to set up a nuclear power station. Constructing a nuclear power plant requires enormous capital outlay.
♦ Threat to aquatic marine life owing to Eutrophication- Eutrophication is mainly extensive enrichment of the lake and other water bodies by nutrients, mostly due to runoff from land. The process eventually leads to dense growth of plant life leading to death of marine life due to paucity of Oxygen. Radioactive waste can cause this problem. According to scientists, radioactive wastes take about 10, 000 years to neutralize.