Benefits and Disadvantages of Nuclear Technology

Some countries are developing their nuclear weapons these days, and it becomes a serious threat Suggested change: to world peaceto world peace1to the world peace. But it is undeniable that nuclear technology is clean for the environment and offers Suggested change: a low-cost energy sourcea low-cost energy source2low-cost energy source. Therefore a lot of people believe that nuclear technology has more positive sides than its negatives. I personally disagree with the statement and the following essay will discuss Suggested change: in detail about this issuein detail about this issue3in details about it. To begin with, even though nuclear power could be used as an alternative source of energy, but some parties could misuse the technology. Nuclear power plants can be used as propaganda by some countries, whereas they will tell the public that they only use the technology for power generation purposes. But, the public would never know what lies behind their plants, as they might be developing Suggested change: advanced and sophisticated nuclear weaponsadvanced and sophisticated nuclear weapons4an advanced and sophisticated nuclear weapons. And then, although nuclear power plants are Suggested change: safe for the environmentsafe for the environment5safe to the environment and cheaper in cost, many people still believe that they are a serious threat to the surrounding areas. Some countries have tried to manage their nuclear power plants cautiously, but sometimes unexpected events happen and cause a serious effect on the surrounding areas. For example, it is undeniable that Japan is well known for its advanced, effective and modern nuclear technology. But in the year 2010, a tsunami had struck one of the country’s power plants, and as a consequence, it caused a leakage in the plants and many casualties were found. I believe that that weapon of much destruction is always a threat to the world and it is hard to believe that a weapon can maintain world peace. Suggested change: History tells usHistory tells us6The history tells us how the weapons have destroyed millions of lives and have caused severe damage to our environment. In conclusion, although nuclear technology could be used as a clean and cheap source of energy, I strongly disagree with it. Even though strict monitoring is made sure for Suggested change: those nuclear plants and research centresthose nuclear plants and research centres7those nuclear plant and research centres, some countries might secretly use it as a weapon. And then, no matter how well the power plants are built, they could still be Suggested change: a threat to human civilisationa threat to human civilisation8a threat for our civilisations, as we could never predict that any natural disaster could hit these power plants anytime.