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Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
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Date of this Version
Fall 12-2022
Document Type
Editorial
Citation
Op-ed from ENSC 230. Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Agricultural Economics, Fall 2022.
Abstract
The use of nuclear power as a primary energy source is a controversial discussion. However, if reversing or stopping the effects of climate change is our main goal, then this is a top contender. Fossil fuels account for 34 billion tons of emissions annually according to Ritchie, Hannah, et al. (2020). Instead, we can create energy through nuclear fission. I believe nuclear energy should become a much larger player in the energy game.
The first practical use of nuclear power became apparent on December 2, 1942 when a physicist, Enrico Fermi, develOp-ed a self-sustaining nuclear fission reaction at the University of Chicago; Brook, Barry W., et al. (2014). This was the first action taken towards nuclear energy. Now, roughly 11.7% of electricity globally is generated from nuclear energy, behind hydroelectric dams supplying 15.8% shown in a 2011 study.
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Copyright 2022, Evan Detina. Used by permission>