Answer to Question #287966 in Inorganic Chemistry for vvv

Question

Nuclear energy, in terms of an overall safety record, is better than other energy.

Summarise the arguments for the above statement associated with nuclear energy and fossil fuels. Justify your position.

Answer 1

Nuclear energy is low- Carbon and can be deployed on a large scale at the timescale required supplying the world with clean reliable and affordable energy.

Fossil fuels has a great impact on climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions.

In order to achieve the deep decarbonisation required to keep the average rise in global temperature to below 1.5°C, then nuclear energy should be the alternative for fossil energy.

Nuclear energy is clean, efficient and effective.