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• There are no greenhouse gas emissions or any kind of pollution while
producing electricity through nuclear power. So it is less harmful to the
environment

• Less use of fossil fuels and saving such resources is another benefit.
• As compared to traditional hydro and wind energy, several times more energy
is released in nuclear reactions
• The nuclear reactors are a long time profitable investment and can work for
more than 40 years. They have enormous capacity and less downtime. These
reactors work 90% of their annual time.
• The raw material is basically uranium. Uranium is not much expensive and so
the costs of operation are low.

The adverse effects
But at the same time, people usually associate nuclear power with danger.

• Nuclear weapons can destroy the world.
• Moreover, it takes a large time to build nuclear plants. It can take years.
• There is a risk associated with nuclear energy and the radioactive waste that
is produced needs to be managed with care.
• The location for setting up the plant needs to be decided with care because
of the dangers associated
• There are risks of the spread of terrorism through nuclear power. for example
North Korea today has nuclear weapons and missiles and there is a constant
threat to the world. Even testing these missiles is dangerous
• In 2011 there was a Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan that scared
the world.

Nuclear power in India
• In India, nuclear power is the fifth largest source of electricity and we are
continuously expanding.
• In 2016-17 India had 22 nuclear reactors and 7 nuclear power plants
• We aim to reach a capacity of 63 GW by 2032

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