Nuclear Energy as a Highly Viable Source to Mitigate Rapid Warming
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Nuclear energy, fossil fuels, renewable energy, energy reliability, nuclear fearAbstract
The longstanding issue of global warming has taken its toll on countries around the world. Global warming has become one of the major issues that humans need to face together in the 21st century. A highly viable solution to this issue is adopting nuclear energy as one of the world’s major energy sources. Nuclear energy is more reliable and consistent than renewable energy and cost-efficient in energy generation in the long run, making it a suitable replacement for acquiring energy from traditional fossil fuels. In addition, nuclear power and renewable energy should both be considered as possible solutions for mitigating global warming, rather than as rivals contending for superiority. Currently, the two major challenges of using nuclear energy include the high short-term cost of building nuclear power plants and nuclear fear by the general public. At the current rate of warming, it is necessary to use every viable means to slow down the process of warming enough for better solutions to climate change to be devised.
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