One of the greatest advantages of nuclear power is that it avoids the wide variety of environmental problems arising from burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil. Currently 78% of Australia’s electricity comes from burning coal. Nuclear energy does not produce smoke or carbon dioxide, so it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect. Thus ‘global
The inclusion of nuclear power within Australia could reduce power prices by 20% and save $150 billion from now until 2050 in greenhouse gas abatement costs. The modern reactors cost about $3 billion. When I say we need to go nuclear power, Australia doesn’t necessarily have to rely on Nuclear power as the only source, but could they go a mix of renewable energy and nuclear energy. Australia is home to many large industries and renewable energy its self would not be strong enough to power them. Nuclear power itself is very simular to renewable energy and emits close to no green house gasses.
Solar energy is a non-pollutant, cost effective, maintenance free, life span of up to 40 years; however the upfront cost is enormous, and not everyone can afford the cost to put the stylish panels on their roof tops. Many jobs would be lost at the oil field however more jobs would be created by installing other methods of
It also has high social acceptability as it is cheap, not dangerous and not power plants are in industrial areas away from homes so it has limited NIMBY issues and noise, light and visual pollution. Wind power has medium social acceptability due to its noisiness and ugliness and positioning near residential areas causing NIMBY issues, however it is popular to some as it is a renewable and green energy source, this means it has low environmental impacts. It has medium economic cost as each turbine costs a lot and only produces a little amount of energy, however it is almost free to run after start up costs. Biofuels have high social acceptability, low cost and low environmental impacts because they are
Natural gas is an energy source that is clean, safe and extremely useful. Natural gas is colorless, odorless, and shapeless when it is in its pure form (Naturalgas.org). This gas however gives off a great deal of energy when it is burned. Natural gas can directly play a part in reducing greenhouse emissions, strengthening energy security and helping the growing economy (aga.org). The United States consumes roughly 600 billion cubic meters of natural gas every year while we only produce about 500 billion cubic meters.
HSC Chemistry Assessment task 1 Nuclear Chemistry Research report 1. Distinguish between stable and radioactive isotopes and describe the conditions which a nucleus is unstable. To understand if an element is stable we first must understand what stability is. The stability of the nucleus is directly related to the strength of the forces that hold the nuclear particles together. These protons and neutrons of the nucleus are called nucleons.
The supply of solar energy demeans the supply of fossil fuels when compared. The unlimited supply does not pose the same destructive effects to the environment and health. Solar energy, according to Klare (2010) “is clean, green, safe and smart” (p. 12). Solar energy provides efficiencies because it does not need the current volume of resources needed today to generate power. The predominant draw back to relying on solar power it that it will take a dedicated plan over 40 years to complete.
Electronic cigarettes are more cost effective than regular cigarettes and Electronic cigarettes are safer than combustion cigarettes because electronic cigarettes do not have all of the carcinogenic chemicals that a regular cigarette has. I believe that electronic cigarettes can and
vvvvvvvvCONS - Nuclear power is not a renewable source of energy. High-grade, low-cost ores will run out in 50 years - It is not "greenhouse gas" free, producing more emissions than some renewable power sources such as wind - It would take at least 10 years and several billion dollars to build Australia's first nuclear power station - Plants are potential targets for terrorists attacks; smuggling of radioactive material is on the rise; no complete solution to the disposal of radioactive waste has been found PROS - Greenhouse gases from nuclear power are about 12 times less than gas power stations and about 30 times less than coal stations - Australia has a large percentage of the world's high grade uranium ore that could
The bottles are toxin-free and carbon neutral, compared to popular plastic bottles containing petroleum. They are also reusable, recyclable and compostable in 80 days. The companies say that for every 72 plant-based bottles produced, they save one gallon of oil. Water is sourced within 500 miles of plants and the bottles also use 65 percent less energy and fuel to