Burning issue from the roundtable discussion

From the debate, we talk about the new generation reactors. I want to highlight the disadvantages of the nuclear reactors. The disadvantages of building nuclear reactor like the incident of Russia's Chernobyl nuclear power plant. In this incident, a large amount of radiation escaped from the reactor. Hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to the radiation. After the incident, less nuclear power plant is build.

Nuclear reactors can be particularly vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The construction cost of a nuclear reactor is high. It takes a significantly long time to construct nuclear plants. At present, the reserves of uranium, a critical nuclear fuel, are limited in the world. Because of the large capital costs for nuclear power, and the relatively long construction period before revenue is returned, servicing the capital costs of a nuclear power plant is the most important factor determining the economic competitiveness of nuclear energy. One of the most feared disadvantages of nuclear energy is the potential for weapons. Each year, every nuclear reactor is capable of making enough plutonium to build over thirty nuclear bombs. Nuclear plants must be secured well enough to prevent this material from falling into the wrong hands.

In addition, nuclear plant workers may be exposed to high levels of radiation, which can cause cancer and other ailments. The radiation form the reactor harms the cells of the body which can make humans sick or even cause them death. Illness can appear or strike people years after they were exposed to nuclear radiation.

Although, nuclear waste is now contained in state of the art sealed containers and does not otherwise harm anyone. Radioactive waste that needs to be disposed from the plant isn't a good thing, there is no safe place to put it all (this waste will remain radioactive for an unacceptable amount of time The questionable assumptions about the economics of nuclear power plants and the impacts of waste storage, safety, and nuclear proliferation.
Done by: Lau Yu Zhong