The opening ceremony of the Sino-Russian nuclear energy cooperation project was launched. What value can the development of nuclear energy bring?

The opening ceremony of the Sino-Russian nuclear energy cooperation project. What value can the development of nuclear energy bring?

The recent opening ceremony of the Sino-Russian nuclear energy cooperation project has allowed us to see the scene of two powerful countries joining forces to jointly develop nuclear energy. As a new energy developed in the new era, nuclear energy is widely used by us today. Multiple scenes bring great value to our life and production.

Nuclear energy (or atomic energy) is the energy released from the nucleus by converting its mass, in line with Einstein's equation E=mc2. There are three types of nuclear reactions in nuclear energy: nuclear fission, which opens the bonds between atomic nuclei; nuclear fusion, where the particles of atoms fuse together; and nuclear decay, which is a natural, much slower form of fission. The application of nuclear energy has many advantages as an effective measure to alleviate the world's energy crisis.

1. Nuclear power generation does not emit a large amount of pollutants into the atmosphere like fuel-based power generation. Therefore, nuclear power does not cause air pollution and can be said to be a relatively clean energy source. Nuclear power is a clean, low-carbon energy source that helps protect the environment. If coal-fired power generation equipment is replaced, the operation of 1GW nuclear power equipment in one year can avoid the emission of 5.6 million tons of CO2.

2. Nuclear power generation does not produce carbon dioxide that aggravates the global greenhouse effect. Thermal power plants continuously emit harmful substances such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere. Of course, coal combustion also indispensable for the emission of carbon dioxide, which is the root cause of the greenhouse effect, one of the current serious pollution problems. Without carbon dioxide, greenhouse gas emissions are greatly reduced, and the greenhouse effect has been alleviated this year. At the same time, small amounts of radioactive substances such as uranium, titanium and radium in coal will also fall to the surroundings of thermal power stations along with smoke and dust, polluting the environment. Nuclear power plants have set up layers of barriers and basically do not emit substances that pollute the environment. Even radioactive pollution is much less than that of coal-fired power plants. According to statistics, when a nuclear power plant is operating normally, the radioactive impact it brings to residents in a year is less than the dose received by an X-ray.

3. Nuclear power is more economical than thermal power. Nuclear fuel replaces coal, oil and natural gas, which is conducive to the rational utilization of resources. Nuclear energy is the most abundant energy on earth, and it is also a highly energy-intensive energy source. The energy density of nuclear fuel is millions of times higher than that of fossil fuels, so the fuel used in nuclear power plants is small and easy to transport and store.

4. High security. Since the first nuclear power plant was built, more than 400 nuclear power plants have been put into operation around the world, and they have been basically safe and normal for more than 30 years. With further improvements to pressurized water reactors, nuclear power plants may become even safer than they are today.