NAYEF HAIDIR (225090300111014)

THU 13/02/23 13.23

MID TERM ENGLISH PHYS A
Should Government Invest In Nuclear Energy Rather Than Renewable Energy?

To reduce climate change, governments all over the world are taking decisive actions
with regards to energy generation. One of which is in France, where the French government
is balancing the needs of energy, the environmental impact, and several other aspects related
to this field by using both combinations of nuclear and regular renewable energy (Mbarek et
al., 2015). However, there is still debate over which one is better. It is often argued that
nuclear energy creates more harm than regular, renewable energy. I do disagree with that
opinion, as I think that nuclear energy is more beneficial and efficient, and governments all
over the world should invest in it.

First of all, in regards to the cleanliness of energy creation, I believe nuclear energy is
the cleanest form of energy. A clean energy source is one that doesn't pollute the environment
or produce more of the greenhouse gases that could cause climate change. Since nuclear
energy leaves no carbon footprint on the planet, it is considered clean energy (Rebak, 2020).
It is no wonder that nuclear power has been with us for the past century. One reason why
nuclear is more clean is because we use fossil fuels to create energy. By releasing methane
gas into the atmosphere upstream (during exploration and production) and carbon dioxide
downstream (when the fossil fuels or hydrocarbons are burned to extract the heat), electricity
produced using fossil fuels may have a greater carbon footprint. On the other hand, in the
fission process, nuclear power plants divide atoms to produce enormous amounts of energy
(Rebak, 2020). Fossil energy generation's side effects are bad for our environment.

Secondly, regarding the benefits, I do think that nuclear energy corresponds to the
economy. In a study in France by Mbarek et al. (2015, pp. 133–142), they suggest that there
is a positive correlation between nuclear energy and GDP. As stated earlier, to create a vast
amount of energy, we only need a bit of a nuclear reaction. To illustrate the economic impact,
let us summarize the study by Mbarek et al. (2015, pp. 133–142), in which they stated the
energy component of this source is excellent when compared to other forms of energy.
Because nuclear energy production and GDP have a strong association, as evidenced by the
study, nuclear energy cannot be ignored from a macroeconomic perspective and should
unquestionably be used in conjunction with other energy sources and complementary
development strategies. Contrarily, from a microeconomic perspective, let French customers
profit from the cheap nuclear power that they paid for with their past investments in retail
prices.
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In short, as can be seen above, nuclear energy is clean and impacts the economy in a
specific way. Therefore, there should be no hesitation or resistance to investing in this kind of
energy.