Georges, G. (2023, February 9). Is nuclear energy critical in solving climate change? CAS. https://www.cas.org/resources/cas-insights/sustainability/nuclear-energy-critical-solving-climate-change
In the graph shows the zero emission blueprint that approximately 450 nuclear power plants operate today at full capacity at 90% of the time compared to the coal and solar plants which is 50% and 25%, and only 10% of the total electricity demand world wide supplied by nuclear power plants. With that nuclear energy carries a controversial image due to the risk of radioactivity and its impact on the environment.
What I learned from the article is the amount of nuclear energy used and also the risk to the environment that it will lead to. Another thing is that power plants is a causing the environment to have climate change due to CO2 emissions going higher. I also learned that they are about 450 power plants that are used at full capacity than the coal and solar plants in this world.
Nuclear power in the world today. (2023, May). World Nuclear Association.
Hey! This article seems super interesting about how many nuclear power plants we use and the impact that it causes. I think one question that I have is what alternative energy sources we could use that could be better for the environment. Did the article give any insight into what this might be? This is a super interesting topic. Good job!
The article did not give much insight into it but other sources I used was that they would use more of another power source which is like the power plants but smaller