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Atomic energyATOMIC ENERGY – GOOD OR BAD?Before atomic century there was only 50 kg of Plutonium on the Earth. Today total quantity is several hundreds tons. Only 1 gram can cause irreparable harm to the 2-story building volume of soil for thousand years. In Chernobyl after the emission of 20 kg of Plutonium it contacted with the soil, and converted to Americium. It increased radiation damage many times. Regardless of the fact that atomic energy has great advantages comparing to the other methods of getting power, it has at the same time serious disadvantages. These disadvantages make it not simply non-profitable but dangerous. The first problem – utilization of nuclear wastes. Iodine can live thousands years, Plutonium 24 thousand years. Glazing for dry storage (as it is being made in USA and Russia) costs a lot of money. And nobody knows what should people do with these wastes over 300 years… Second – The Plutonium produced in Atomic Stations can be used for atomic bomb. Sometimes specialists use a term “energy Plutonium”. However in 1962 in USA scientists were able to make the atomic bomb of acceptable quality from this matter. The third and already existing problem – safety of atomic energy. This is the most dangerous technology ever created by man. In accordance with the calculations, the number of victims of atomic century is 3 billion people. People can actually live without atomic energy. In Russia its part is 13%. The reserve of economics is 30-40%. The expenses in saving technologies are 3-4 times more efficient than in the building of atomic stations. The Western atomic lobby invested 2 billion dollars in Russian atomic industry after Chernobyl accident, to avoid the final discredit of atomic energy. One more accident will mean the end of this industry in the World. In addition about 30% of energy will be lost in wires while transforming it on big distance. I.e. it is more efficient to build the small safety power stations. GREENS' OPINION (EURO-PARLAMENT) The contribution of atomic energy into the world wide production of energy is going down. There are 32 nuclear reactors to be built, 91 are on the design stage. However it is not enough to compensate the planning cancellation of the existing reactors. By 2025 the number of them will be reduced by 192 (comparing to 439 today). OPINION OF ROSATOM (Russian Atomic Agency) AND EURO-UNION TENDENCY Tendencies to building the reactors are still strong. Germany has changed its refusal of building new reactors. According to Rosatom information, Belgium refused to cancel the existing nuclear plants which generate 56% of total power of this country. During the last 15 years Russia has built 3 reactors. According to the new program from 2008 two energy modules will be built each year. By 2015 the contribution of atomic enerhy in Russia should increase from 16 to 18.6%, and by 2030 – up to 30%. According to the opinion of Rosatom all countries of Europe will start increasing the production of nuclear energy very soon. Not only because the prices of oil and gas are going up, but also because nuclear energy reduces the emissions of CO2 on 600-700 million tons which leads to considerable savings on the quotes of Kyoto Protocol. |