At the present time there are over 450 nuclear power units with an installed electric net capacity of about 392 GW worldwide with and additional 60 plants under construction.
Canada has 5 nuclear plants in operation since the 60's with 22 reactors producing 15% of Canada's electricity with no nuclear weapons of mass destruction of our own since 1984 but we still contribute to America's military programs.
America has 104 operating reactors which produces more power than any other country. As much as the next largest producers France and Japan combined.
There have been 57 nuclear disasters worldwide which have occurred since Chemobyl, 56 in the United States with more accidents likely to happen. Here is the problem: Radioactivity
1. The nuclear industry has found no solution for the 'waste problem'
2. Transportation of nuclear waste poses a risk to people and the environment with over 25,000 shipments and millions of miles made worldwide
3. Plutonium is the most dangerous toxic material in the world and can stay dangerous for tens of thousands of years.
4. Costs of disposal are too high economically
5. It's been talked about but not implemented yet that waste should be disposed of in outer-space after it is made harmless.
6. Waste could be dispersed as a result of terrorist actions. These are called 'Dirty Bombs'
7. There is a big difference between man-made radiation and natural radiation
In conclusion, yes Canada does have a problem, eh? Even though, nuclear power is considered practical, inexpensive and clean.
Heaven help our future generations as nuclear waste starts to pile up.
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