We have been living in the nuclear age now for over half a century. Since the first atomic bombs were developed, nuclear technology has provided governments with the ability to totally destroy the planet. Yet the technology has been put to positive use as an energy source and in certain areas of medicine. What are the benefits and risks associated with its use?

Nuclear

technology

has always been a cause of terror among people since its inception and

then

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used

during the

Second

World War.

This

threat has been

further

escalated in the recent years with many countries entering the race to acquire

this

technology

.

Although

,

this

technology

has the capability

ot

in the direction of

to

completely annihilate the planet if used as a weapon, its positive

use

cannot be denied inadvertently.

This

essay is an attempt to explore the benefits and risks which are associated with the

use

of nuclear

technology

. On the positive side, it has been corroborated by many scientists that nuclear

technology

has the potential to save

human kind

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

humankind

from the impending

energy

crisis. The traditional fuel sources used by us

such

as coal, petroleum and diesel are non-renewable and

thus

are depleting at an alarming rate due to our

overdependence

on them. On top of that, they are

also

causing an irrevocable damage to the environment upon being burned since they release toxic gases into the atmosphere.

However

, nuclear

technology

is not only an efficient source of

energy but

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energy, but

is

also

one of the cleanest sources.

For instance

, a single pellet of uranium can produce as much

energy

as an entire coal plant can in a single day.

Likewise

, the process of producing

energy

with fission

also

does not

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have

any detrimental impact on the environment as it leads to very insignificant amount of emissions.

Therefore

, it would not be wrong to say that in future,

this

technology

can prove to be the ideal alternative to satiate our

energy

needs. Another useful application of

this

technology

can be seen in the field of medical science, namely for the treatment and diagnostic purposes.

For example

, radio surgery, which is a recently invented method, is both painless and less time-consuming than the conventional surgeries.

Similarly

, chemotherapy, which is based on the same principle, is

also

being put to

use

to treat cancerous cells in human bodies. As for diagnostic purposes, the CT scans and x-rays used for scanning the human body,

also

work with radiation.

Furthermore

, irradiation, a process which utilizes radiations to preserve food for a long time is yet another

use

of nuclear tech. On the negative side, the greater the number of

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nuclei

-power enabled countries is, the more the likelihood of a nuclear was

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being

. The injudicious

use

of

this

technology

for military purposes can result in the destruction of life as we know it. A perfect example of

this

would be the incidents

at

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in

Hiroshima and Nagasaki of japan during world war two when the USA dropped nuclear bombs leading to the death of thousands of people. The risk of

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the planet

being destroyed has

further

exacerbated today since the bombs which are developed these days are far more potent than the bombs used during that incident. What is more,

this

technology

is

also

prone to misuse. To illustrate, dictatorial governments still exist today and they follow very narrow political and religious ideologies.

Hence

, they are less likely to exercise caution in the usage of the most powerful means of destroying their perceived enemies. In the same manner, if

this

technology

falls into the hands of terrorists and extremist groups, they can

also

put it to

use

for their own agendas, leading to mass destruction.

Also

, there is no viable option to dispose the nuclear waste safely as the waste can continue to emit radiation even after being expended

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completing

.

This

can pose a great danger to living beings living near the place where

this

waste is dumped.

Finally

, yet importantly, the risk of leakage sue to human error or any natural calamities is

also

associated with the usage of

this

tech.

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The

incidents

at

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in

Chernobyl Russia

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Chernobyl, Russia

in 1984 due to human negligence and

Fukushima Japan

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Fukushima, Japan

in 2012 due to tsunami and earthquake serve as memorable examples of

this

fact.