One of the reasons we should use more nuclear energy is that it produces high amounts of electricity without damaging the environment and atmosphere. Nuclear power plants produce less pollution than many of our other current energy sources, including coal fire and natural gas plants.

Five steps to prevent another Fukushima

1. Stabilize the electricity supply system.
2. Store spent fuel in dry casks.
3. Install filtered vent systems.
4. Prevent sabotage at nuclear facilities.
5. Ratify a treaty to prohibit military attacks.

Here are 10 areas of regulation that nuclear plants should focus on.

• Stress tests.
• Continuous improvement.
• Measuring exposure to radiation.
• Systematic safety reviews.
• Emergency contingency plans.
• Emergency exercises.
• External peer review.
• Nuclear power plant security.

Nuclear reactors supply steady, low-carbon energy—a valuable commodity in a world confronting climate change. Yet nuclear power’s role has been diminishing for two decades. Bottom line: it’s just too expensive. But nuclear safety became the concern after the meltdowns at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.

Nuclear power: The pros and cons of the energy source

• Pro – Low carbon. Unlike traditional fossil fuels like coal, nuclear power does not produce greenhouse gas emissions like methane and CO2.
• Con – If it goes wrong…
• Pro – Not intermittent.
• Con – Nuclear waste.
• Pro – Cheap to run.
• Con – Expensive to build.

Nuclear Has The Highest Capacity Factor As you can see, nuclear energy has by far the highest capacity factor of any other energy source. This basically means nuclear power plants are producing maximum power more than 93% of the time during the year.

Produces Radioactive Waste In small quantities, radiation isn’t harmful—but the radioactive waste from nuclear energy production is incredibly dangerous. Storage of radioactive waste is a major challenge facing nuclear power plants.

Nuclear Energy Is Our Best Alternative for Clean Affordable Energy. Though it may surprise many environmentalists, nuclear power is environmentally friendly, or “green.” Society needs clean, cost-effective energy for a number of reasons: global warming, economic development, pollution reduction, etc.

A regular lava flow is hazardous enough, but the lava pouring out of a volcano used as a nuclear storage facility would be extremely radioactive. Eventually it would harden, turning that mountain’s slopes into a nuclear wasteland for decades to come.