| The use of nuclear fuel has been touted as an | | | | themselves limited. Since these resources are just |
| alternative to fossil fuels. But how does nuclear fuel | | | | begun to get exploited, it is certain that if the current |
| compare to fossil fuels in the long run? | | | | level of production continues, the prospects of |
| Recently, there are some serious issues that have | | | | nuclear fuel becoming an alternative can rise. |
| been associated with fossil fuels. Among them are | | | | We cannot forget the Chernobyl and the Three Mile |
| the price factor and the environmental factor. Oil | | | | Island incidents. The casualties were huge owing to |
| production, today, has not been successful in | | | | reactor problems. With such incidents, there are |
| reaching at the peak. This problem can be felt at an | | | | doubts whether nuclear fuel will prove to be the best |
| individual as well as national level. There is also a | | | | alternative for fossil fuels. |
| possibility of a serious and perhaps an irreversible | | | | Storage of nuclear waste is also an issue. There are |
| climate change bought because of carbon dioxide | | | | problems of disposing spent fuel and uranium. |
| emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. In such | | | | Radiation from nuclear wastes is one issue of |
| circumstances the use of nuclear energy can be the | | | | concern. Though nuclear energy does not emit |
| best alternative against fossil fuels since there are no | | | | carbon dioxide into the air, it does release one |
| greenhouse or acid rain effects, the transportation is | | | | chemical that is very harmful to the ozone-CFC-114. |
| easy, and the energy generation is the most | | | | Another problem with nuclear fuel is cost. Already |
| concentrated source. But the million dollar question is, | | | | there has been an investment of more than 500 |
| does nuclear fuel pose a threat to a nation? | | | | billion dollars for building reactors. So, instead of |
| Nuclear energy is the most controversial source of | | | | nuclear fuel one should search for alternative fuels |
| fuel. Nuclear power relies upon supplies of Uranium | | | | such as solar power and biodiesel. |
| and plutonium. Uranium and plutonium resources are | | | | |