Nuclear: Sustainability & Issues
Non Renewable Energy

Hospital Waste Piling Up!

A recent AP story talked about hospital nuclear waste piling up. If you have never thought about this, then it may be time to start.

Nuclear Sustainability

Nuclear is sustainable inasmuch that uranium is three times more abundant that silver. A great study on nuclear power has been compiled by MIT, it discusses the pros and cons in depth to nuclear power energy. The issues that arise on sustainability are the waste produced from the nuclear leftovers of which there will need to be some serious research and development.

Another legitimate concern is the public perception of nuclear. The Chernobyl disaster and the Three Mile Island incidents have had a long lasting impact on our nuclear outlook. The reactor used in Chernobyl was a design used only in the former Soviet Union. It has never been and will never be used in the United States.  The U.S. regulatory agencies are very careful in overseeing nuclear reactors. The advancement of nuclear facility technology would make the Three Mile Island possibilities a thing of the past.

There is also the concern about vulnerability of nuclear plants to attack. This is a serious concern and all measures should be taken. However, this concern should not impact the way we look at nuclear energy. It is a clean, sustainable, non-renewable energy source.

Nuclear Energy Resources
• Terrestrial Energy: How Nuclear Energy Will Lead the Green Revolution and End America's Energy Odyssey
• The Energy Construct: Achieving a Clean, Domestic, and Economical Energy Future
• Nuclear Waste Cleanup Technologies and Opportunities
• Exploring Energy Choices: A Preliminary Report