/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.8845134]

>The Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant produces approximately 10.5 TWh of electricity.
>According to statistics from 2012, the world consumes approximately 20.9 PWh of electricity each year.
>If these statistics are correct, we could power the entire world with only about 2000 nuclear power plants.

>"What about nuclear meltdowns?"
Out of the hundreds of nuclear power plants that have been built, only around 5 of them have ever caused serious accidents with great consequences.
Plus we could put these power plants in places that aren't harmful to nearby communities, like in a desert or something.

>"What about nuclear waste and pollution?"
Nuclear waste is containable and can be stored in places until we have a use for it, unlike coal power plants which just tosses carbon dioxide into the air for the ozone layer to be damaged by it. Once we're confident enough in our ability to launch rockets into space without failure, we can just send that shit straight into the sun so it doesn't do any harm to anyone.

tl;dr Nuclear energy is the future of power.

[Anonymous No.8845194]

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