On the Nuclear Trail: The dawn of a global renaissance in nuclear energy

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there are at least three reasons countries are keen to start or ramp up nuclear power production. He said: “First, (it’s) zero-carbon energy. Second, domestic energy security, and third, stable low prices.

Around 95 per cent of Singapore’s power supply comes from natural gas, a fossil fuel

The scarcity of land for solar panels and cloud cover limits the amount of energy the island state can squeeze from sunshine.

Nuclear energy requires the least amount of land per unit of electricity

The Gosgen nuclear power plant in Switzerland needs to run for just 60 seconds to meet a person’s electricity needs for a year....One thimble-sized uranium pellet produces as much energy as one tonne of coal, 564 litres of oil or 480 cubic m of natural gas, according to the US Office of Nuclear Energy.

Unlike burning fossil fuels for electricity, nuclear plants do not emit any greenhouse gases and use fewer natural resources to produce large amounts of energy.

In the US, it is 0.0001 mSv of additional radiation a year for someone living near a nuclear plant, says the country’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission. That is equivalent to the radiation received from eating one banana.

It is impossible for a reactor to explode like a nuclear weapon

Qns: 

1. ‘Fossil fuels should no longer have a part in the production of energy.’ Discuss. (Cam. 2023)

2. Is modern technology a benefit or a threat to the environment? (YIJC Prelim 2024)