Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release energy to generate heat, which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power station. About 15% of Canada's electricity comes from nuclear power, with 19 reactors mostly in Ontario providing 13.5 GWe of power capacity. Proponents argue that nuclear energy is now safe and emits much less carbon emissions than coal plants. Opponents argue that recent nuclear disasters in Japan prove that nuclear power is far from safe.
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@944SW8H3yrs3Y
It depends on other factors.
@8RKMNTV4yrs4Y
dont invest time into this
@8PJMGYM4yrs4Y
Yes, Nuclear energy is safe, efficient and clean. Also look into Geothermal. We should incentivize the free market into innovating more plants to fight climate change.
@8NW26JBLibertarian4yrs4Y
Odd that thorium, which is a next-gen nuclear energy source is lumped in with “no” on nuclear energy! Increase the use of thorium nuclear energy and explore widespread smaller scale fusion.
@95PGC343yrs3Y
Yes, as long as there is no subsidy, TerraPower seems like the most reliable.
@8VN69CCLibertarian4yrs4Y
The regulations and standards, and the infrastructure involved in the nuclear power plants need to meet modern standards before this transition is possible. Including updating outdated nuclear facilities. The answer is yes, but I don't think its financially viable to make the transition to nuclear under the current federal budget.
@8V97Z9QLibertarian4yrs4Y
The use of nuclear energy is fine but strong against the reproduction of it
@8TXVXML4yrs4Y
Yes, but the communities involved should have final say.
@95D62P2Libertarian3yrs3Y
no because were all gonna die from it
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