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2 29 December 2010 Source
Denis B (2000) “The Need for Nuclear Power ” Foreign Affairs, Vol. 79, No. 1, issue Jan. - Feb., pp. 30-44
Introduction
To meet the global demand for energy without unsustainable long-term damage to the environment should focus on nuclear power option.
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3 29 December 2010 The author points out that world’s energy today mainly comes from coal and petroleum, natural gas, hydroelectric power and nuclear power.
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4 29 December 2010 Based on EIA’s estimates, author claims that coal power plants remained the most important source of electricity power generation, with nuclear power generation a close second, during 2000. The author states that nuclear power accounts for 73.6 percent of all the green energy production.
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5 29 December 2010 Compare nuclear power with other kinds of energy, the author considers two factors including cost, pollution. As author illustrates the amount of CO2 released by nuclear power is lower, during the life-cycle of energy production from eight different energy industries. According to statistics, the cost of nuclear plant is lower than other kinds of energy industries.
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6 29 December 2010 Conclusion
Nuclear power is environmentally safe, practical and affordable.
Discussion
Nuclear power will share the lead in power generation over the next hundred years.
Do you agree?