climate, saviors, or dangerous relics does oper yaeger in war torn ukraine is the location of europe s largest nuclear facility. since the russian invasion, it is repeatedly come under attack officials and moscow and key of blame each other according to the international atomic energy agency. the situation is serious. if the shelling continues, it could result in a nuclear disaster with effects that would reach far beyond ukraine. radiation knows no borders. there are currently $409.00 active nuclear reactors and operation worldwide. the usa has the largest number of them, followed by france, china, russia, south korea, and india. on average, they ve been in operation for around 31 years. in the past year, nuclear power accounted for just under 10 percent of world wide energy production. many countries are continuing to rely nuclear power and even want to expand its use . their motivation is climate change in the threat of an impending blackout. a terrifying threat to the pla
more people without raising emissions or other countries from germany to japan has been switching off plants because they re worried about safety. do we need nuclear energy to stop climate change? and should we risk it? we ve probably all heard of the infamous cannibal disaster in 1086. a reactor went out of control and blew up after overheated uranium melting through protective barriers. the disaster channel was the worst in the history of nuclear power generation. let s fast forward 25 years in 2011 an earthquake and c nami struck the coast of japan, killing molden, 19000 people, and sending 3 nuclear reactive at the fukushima plant into meltdown with disasters like these. it s no surprise people find nuclear power apocalyptic, but take a look at the numbers and that fear doesn t hold up compared to renewable sources of energy. nuclear has killed more people for each terror. what hour of electricity than it s generated? but let s put that in the context of fossil fuels. the