Nuclear_Power_In_The_21_Century

Nuclear Power In The 21 Century During the twentieth century the two technologies that had the greatest impact on the economies of the world and the environment were the automobile and the development of nuclear power. It is the development and use of nuclear power that is of interest here, and how it may yet fulfill its earlier promise of clean, cheap, safe power for the worlds growing population. As we awaken in the early days of the 21st century, the world population is an estimated six billion people. That number is expected to double by the end of this century. With this increase in the global population, there will be an increased demand on the fossil fuel resource of the world, and an increased demand, put on the environment as the emissions from their use continue to build. It has become necessary to look for and develop alternative sources of power. Although, technology such as solar power and the fuel cell look promising, much work remains to be done before they will be a feasible option. I have no doubt, that these and others will play an important role in helping to relieve some of the energy requirements of the future, but they will only nuclear, power, waste, 2002, been, world, united, states, plants, radioactive, one, fuel, development, years, technology, long, safe, large, energy, during, clear, way, transportation, term, storage, sites, repository, present, over, ocrwm, new, future, further, environment, cost, century