Nuclear energy is the energy in the core or nuclear of an atom. There are three methods widely used in the production of nuclear energy an include fusion, fission and radioactive. All the three processes release gamma- rays, particles and neutrinos. Radioactive decays takes place naturally through the breaking down of atom overtime. Fusion and fission produce nuclear energy by fusing or splitting atoms respectively. This paper defines and presents the benefits of nuclear on the environment.
The earliest recorded nuclear energy experience was in 1896 by French physicist Becquerel Henri. Becquerel observed that photographic plates stored in uranium turned blackish like X-ray film in spite of being in darkness. This observation ultimately led to the invention of nuclear forces and their eventual harnessing within nuclear energy rectors and atomic bombs.
Nuclear energy aids in various medical practices such as nuclear MRI technology. Additionally, the energy produced in the nuclear plants provides power in large quantity while reducing the demand of ozone depletion fossil fuels. Nuclear plant hardly produces air pollutants such as particulates, sulfur or greenhouse gases. In regard to environmental benefits, nuclear energy is the most ecologically efficient form of energy as it generates the most electricity in relation to its insignificant environmental impact.
Nuclear energy is a defining tool for the human race in terms of medicine, scientific aid and warfare. However, nuclear is a threat to human existence as the entire world population can be distinguished over one afternoon. For example, all the bombs detonated in the World War II equaled only 2 megatons. Presently, thermonuclear missiles have the destructive force of numerous numbers of tons of megatons.
The three methods of producing nuclear energy are fusion, fission and radioactive. The three procedures release gamma-rays, particles and neutrinos. Nuclear energy facilitates in various medical practices such as nuclear MRI technology. Additionally, the energy produced in the nuclear plants provides power in a large portion of people while reducing the demand of ozone depletion fossil fuels.