In the 2010+ decade, with growing public awareness about climate change and the critical role that carbon dioxide and methane emissions plays in causing the heating of the earth's atmosphere, there was a resurgence in the intensity of the nuclear power debate. Thereafter, the nuclear industry created jobs, focused on safety, and public concerns mostly waned.īy 2021 solar energy with energy storage cost half compared to nuclear energy and prices for solar plus energy storage continue to drop. The debate about nuclear power peaked during the 1970s and 1980s, as more and more reactors were built and came online, and 'reached an intensity unprecedented in the history of technology controversies' in some countries. The nuclear power debate is a long-running controversy about the risks and benefits of using nuclear reactors to generate electricity for civilian purposes. ( September 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as reFill ( documentation). Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style.
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