Investigating Nuclear Power as a Potential Renewable Energy Source and Its Environmental Impacts

Amir Meydani¹ Alireza Meidani²

1) Bachelor of Power Engineering, Technical and Engineering Department, Electrical Power Engineering Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran,
2) Ph.D. Student of Power Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran,

Publication : International Congress on Science, engineering & New Technologies(secongress.com/1st)
Abstract :
The term air pollution refers to the presence and spread of one or more pollutants in the open air, whether solid, liquid, gas, or radioactive radiation, in an amount and for a period of time that makes its quality dangerous to humans and the environment. Carbon dioxide is a major contributor to climate change and global warming, making it one of the most problematic air pollutants. This is why it s referred to as transboundary pollution. This gas contributes more than most others to the formation of smog. The widespread use of fossil fuels in modern industrial production and transportation has resulted in a substantial increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The primary objective of this study is to examine the results of using renewable nuclear energy on the emission of carbon dioxide gas (Co2) as an indicator of air pollution, and to further examine the results of these pollutants and nuclear waste on the environment and on human health. The estimated use of nuclear power has a major, adverse impact on the release of carbon dioxide gas (Co2), a major contributor to air pollution. One of the most significant uses of nuclear technology is in nuclear power plants, which generate electricity without contributing to pollution. There will be future worries due to human society s pollution and radioactive contamination. The release of nuclear waste into the environment or close to populated areas is considered nuclear pollution, regardless of whether the waste was produced by a man-made or natural nuclear reaction. Several methods have been put into place to lessen the radioactivity of stockpiled by-products. Large quantities of radioactive materials were released as a result of the earthquake and subsequent explosion of a nuclear reactor in Japan (Fukushima nuclear disaster, 11 March 2011). These substances constantly emitted radiation that could have devastating consequences on living tissue. Similarly, on April 26, 1986, a nuclear catastrophe occurred in Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl power plant near the city of Pripyat, killing approximately 4,000 people. This disaster, according to some experts, could have resulted in the greatest human calamity in history. For this reason, we must exercise greater caution when employing nuclear power.
Keywords : Renewable Energy Sources; Air Pollution; Nuclear Energy; Environment; Carbon Dioxide Gas