Advantages of use of Nuclear Energy over fossil fuels in Pakistan

 1 Relatively Low Costs

Generating electricity in nuclear reactors is cheaper than electricity generating from oil,
gas and coal.

 2 Base Load Energy

Nuclear power plants provide a stable base load of energy. This can work synergistic with
renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.
 3 Low Pollution
Carbon emitted in the air from various sources result to pollution and aggravates global
warming. Unlike coal and natural gas that are pollutants, nuclear energy does not
release carbon dioxide and is cleaner. Moreover, it has lower greenhouse emissions.

 High Efficiency Level

This is due to the high density of the energy produced by nuclear power plants.
Moreover, less fuel is required to process nuclear energy as opposed to processing oil
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 6 High Energy Density
It is estimated the amount of energy released in a nuclear fission reaction is ten million times
greater than the amount released in burning a fossil fuel atom (e.g. oil and gas).

Disadvantages of use of Nuclear Energy over fossil fuels in Pakistan

 Accidents Happen
The radioactive waste can possess a threat to the environment and is dangerous for
humans.

 Harmful
Although the process of producing nuclear energy has lesser greenhouse gas emissions, it
has an increasing number of nuclear reactors which puts the health and safety of the
people living near the vicinity in line.

 Expensive
Despite the low maintenance costs of nuclear power plants, a substantial amount of
investment is needed to build these plants.

 Nuclear Waste Disposal Issues

. Wastes are stored on the grounds of these power plants and sooner or later, there will be no
space left to contain these nuclear wastes.

 Leak Potential
Accidents can happen despite the safety systems applied to nuclear reactors. If leaks
happen, the radioactive byproduct of nuclear energy is toxic and can cause burns, cancer,
blood diseases and bone decay.