Essay #200 "Nuclear Energy" 05.08.18

The discovery of nuclear power was one of the greatest scientific achievements in 20th century. However, despite its beneficial possibilities and potential to make our world a better place, it was exploited mostly in military aims, so this and major nuclear catastrophes have made people scared and suspicious about it. Although, all THE above it IS true and nuclear power is a dangerous and powerful source of energy, in my opinion people have to harness it in order to develop further in technological and social fields.

Nuclear energy, in spite of IT'S terrible history of environmental contamination, is quite an eco-friendly ENERGYsource. Production of this energy doES not involve any sort of technology which provide  (I would use CREATES with emissions) a huge amount of emissions or doES harm to the environment. The only, and the main, danger of nuclear power is accidents of nuclear stations, but in this case the repercussions could be catastrophic, as we have seen WITH the examples of this in the recent history.

Another positive point about nuclear energy is the fact that nuclear power stations not only can produce enormous amount of energy, but also can make it very cheap. It would open many opportunities for people, and create a huge leap in our progress. As a result, developed nuclear power technology, not only would change science, but it would have a great positive effect on everyone by making people’s lives easier and increasing our living standards.

However, to achieve the state where nuclear energy would be common, people should reach the certain state of technological development where it would be possible to ensure safety of nuclear reactors. Only when humanity will be able to avoid all negative effects which could be provided by nuclear energy we should tackle its development. Otherwise, this enterprise is quite dangerous and can lead to disastrous results, which can literally destroy our world.

To conclude, nuclear energy is one of the most influential discoveries of 20th century, however, it has positive and negative sides. Sadly, but our recent history is filled with examples of its destructive power, but with the right approach we could harness this energy and make our lives better. But to reach this goal people should develop their technology in order to ensure the possibility of safe use of nuclear power and avoid all its destructive effects.