China is developing nuclear energy to generate electricity! The negative impacts of the energy currently used is worrying experts and a huge part of the society. With passage of time, electricity is getting more produced polluting our environment. However, this might change thanks to China and its new way of obtaining energy. More countries and companies are aware of the damage they make to the planet Earth and they are investing in new and sustainable ways to make everything work.
New energy to supply China
China is one of the countries that makes more negative impacts to the environment because they are millions of citizens and they consume a lot of energy for their everyday life actions like switching on lights, using computers, the air conditioning or even factories to produce the products they (and we) will later make use of.
This pollution is due to the use of energy coming from petrol and coil which are so harmful for the air we breathe and the planet Earth. This is the main reason why China is taking action and has decided to use cleaner procedures to produce energy and that is nuclear energy.
Say goodbye to coal, hello nuclear energy!
This nuclear energy uses natural resources like uranium and when this material breaks, through the process called nuclear fission, emits a huge amount of heat. When this happens water boils due to the previous heat, it creates vapor which moves a turbine and this is the one that generates electricity. As you can see, no petrol or any other bad material is involved in the nuclear energy.
China is planning on building 10 new nuclear reactors which are the place where the process of obtaining electricity happens. This is not a cheap project for China since it costs $27 billion, but China does believe it is the energy for the future.
Advantages and… dangers?
With the introduction of this new energy, we couldn’t see the characteristic black smoke fabrics produced because now fabrics will be much healthier for us. As mentioned before, nuclear energy is so beneficial for the environment as no gases are emitted and there will be less risk for the increase of global warming. Another positive aspect is the fact that this energy is able to work all day and generate a lot of energy able to supply the many people in China.
On the other hand, there are some risky possibilities. In case an accident happened in a nuclear power plant we could experience something similar to what happened in Chernobyl. Also, building a nuclear fabric is very expensive and it takes a long time to make it happen.
What about the rest of the world?
China may have paved the way for other countries to start doing the same way or, at least, thinking about the improvement of their energy strategies. Environment and energy have always been a popular debate, but China has been the first one in taking action – bearing in mind it is one of the most polluting countries. Do you think China could become the leading country on nuclear energy and be the main supplier for the rest of the countries?
Nowadays we couldn’t live without electricity, we need it for almost everything we do in our daily lives, so witnessing the different projects that countries like China are presenting creates a sense of hope at high levels of global warming times. As far as we know, this new energy has more pros than cons if properly used. So, let’s see how it goes. What is your take on the Chinese investment on nuclear energy?