nuclear power plants, pros and cons, nuclear waste
Nuclear phase-out means the discontinuation of usage of nuclear power for electrical energy production. Usually because of concerns about nuclear energy, existing plants are either shut down or not renewed… Read More »Nuclear power phase-out pros and cons
Electricity from nuclear energy is considered to be economical and very cost effective, in particular compared to electricity from renewable energy sources like wind, water, sun, biomass or geothermal energy.… Read More »About the cost advantage of nuclear energy
The contribution of nuclear energy to reduce the cause of global warming is only 10% The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts a strong increase of the carbon dioxide emissions by… Read More »Is nuclear power a global warming solution?
Who is using nuclear energy? – Nuclear energy consumption per capita by country This graph shows the nuclear power consumption per capita by country for the year 2003 in kg… Read More »Nuclear power consumption per capita by country
World-wide, there are currently 435 nuclear power plants in operation and 28 under construction (January 2007). The chart on the right hand side shows the number of nuclear power plants… Read More »Nuclear energy and nuclear weapons per country
According to the American Energy Information Administration (EIA) and to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world-wide energy consumption will on average continue to increase by 2% per year. A… Read More »Prediction of energy consumption world-wide
Regarding "Pros and cons of nuclear power " (2007-01-09), it is surprising that anyone should be considering building new nuclear power plants in the US when there is a simple… Read More »Solar, not nuclear energy
As a result of the current discussion how further global warming could be prevented or at least mitigated, the revival of nuclear power seems to be in everybody's – or… Read More »Pros and cons of nuclear power
The need for electricity has constantly risen world-wide over the last years. This is not only true for the so-called developing countries but also and in particular for all well-developed… Read More »Nuclear power for you – nuclear waste for the others?