Nuclear Power's new dawn gives a vision of the future nuclear industry and how would it possibly impact the future energy structure.
Personally, I think nuclear power still has large potentials to exploit.
First of all, nuclear power has an advantage over other fuels that it can provide huge energy with only very little resources. Many conventional energy sources, such as oil, are predicted to run out in 40 to 60 years and by 2020, the world will begin to feel some pressures in oil supply. However, the resources for nuclear reactions used to generate electricity in nuclear plants, such as uranium, are relatively abundant. If we can well exploit this advantage, the nuclear plant can play a leading role in solving the energy demanding problem in the future.
Secondly, given the worsening environmental situations and the fast pace of climate change, nuclear power provides a good way to meet the energy demand without harming the environment. Nuclear power is a non-carbon-emission energy providing method. Therefore, if we can increase the portion of nuclear power in our energy structure, the climate change problem could be mitigated largely.
Nonetheless, there are many challenges facing the nuclear industry. One common challenge is the new material needed to develop the next generation of nuclear reactors. And we also need to make it more competitive economically to other energy supplies.
In conclusion, there are potentials and challenges existing for the future development of nuclear power. If we can overcome the challenges, the nuclear power can play a leading role in solving the future energy supply problem.
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Generally, I think that this is a well-drafted and straightforward post of Jacky about the new dawn of nuclear power. The whole post have stated clearly his point of view that nuclear power can be advantageous for human and would be the most popular energy if we know how to handle the challenges properly.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I personally think that one of the strongest points of Jacky's post is the consistency in his support for the utilization of nuclear power. Throughout the post, he has used figures and facts to support his main idea. In addition, Jacky have also discussed some challenges that we are expected to overcome if we widely use the nuclear energy such as the material requirements and its high cost. Personally, I strongly agree with Jacky that nuclear power has many positive points that human beings can benefit from and it is our responsibility to know how to use it in a good way as " with great power, comes great responsibility" .
On the other hand, I think that the article can be better improved if Jacky can elaborate more on the disadvantages and challenges of nuclear energy as those are also great concerns for world leaders as material shortage and costs may not be main challenges. Admittedlly, there is many advantages that nuclear power may bring to us, however, extremely serious problems such as atomic explosion danger, possibilities of war and destruction are much more concerned about than costs and material requirements. Therefore, if Jacky can rebut and point out some possible solution for these problems, the article would be more convincing.
In conclusion, Jacky has been successful in bringing up the issue that is widely debated. Though there is some minor errors in grammar and content, however, in the limitation of a short blog post, I think that if the article was written a little bit longer, it would be better.