NUCLEAR ENERGY AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF ENERGY

Civil society is built on an energy resource. It is very essential for the survival of the modern world and it affects every aspect of life. To form steam from boiling water, nuclear power is a clean and efficient way. The steam generated turns turbines to produce electricity. In nuclear power, the radiation released into the environment is lesser as compared to any other major source of energy. Studies have been done that indicated that major industrial accidents are more destructive than the worst possible accident at a nuclear plant. Nuclear power is one of the few commercially tested sources of energy that is virtually free of greenhouse gas emissions. This automatically makes it of interest to climate change pundits. This article explores nuclear energy as an alternative source of energy and explains the process of nuclear fission, nuclear reactions, nuclear fuel, various nuclear reactor types, operations involved in nuclear reactors, the nuclear fuel cycle, the fueling of nuclear reactors, and fusion power.