Sources of Energy Used to Generate Electricity - Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power



The advantages of using nuclear energy as a source of energy to generate electricity are.
  1. The nuclear fuel such as uranium and plutonium has high energy capacity. Small amount of uranium can produces huge amount of energy.
  2. Nuclear energy does not pollute the air.

The disadvantages of using nuclear energy as a source of energy are.
  1. Hazardous radioactive waste is produced during nuclear reaction.
  2. The radioactive waste will cause pollution in a very large area if leakage happens in the nuclear power plan.
  3. The cost to maintain a nuclear plant is very high.
  4. Building a nuclear plant involving very high technology. Only a few countries own such technology.