According to the website “11 Facts about Nuclear Energy,” “nuclear power plants generate about 20% of U.S. electricity. Every 18 to 24 months, a power plant must shut down to remove its spent uranium fuel, which becomes radioactive waste.” Revealing that even though a nuclear power does not emit any air pollution it still produces waste that would thousands of years to break down. Also, according to “11 Facts about Nuclear Energy,” “United States power plants produce 2,000 metric tons of radioactive waste every year.” Which is a big deal considering the fact that nuclear waste would take thousands of years to break down. Protesters in Europe have rallied together in order to discuss the dangers and the immediate shutdown of these nuclear reactors. Since There location poses a huge threat to the local populace. According to the Greenpeace activists occupying France's Fessenheim nuclear power, “at 37 years old, Fessenheim is the oldest nuclear power plant in France. Greenpeace has identified its reactors as two of the most dangerous in Europe and they should be shut down immediately.” Seeing that if either reactor would meltdown it would put the lives of millions at risk and leave the land uninhabitable for thousands of years.
The area around the plant is vulnerable to earthquakes and flooding. According to the Greenpeace activists, the Fessenheim nuclear power plant “lies in the heart of Europe, between France, Germany and Switzerland, with seven million people living with 100 kilometers of the reactors.” This places the situation in perspective in terms of damage that could happen if the reactor would meltdown. Two weeks ago the environmental activist group Greenpeace published a report entitled, "Lifetime extension of ageing nuclear power plants: entering a new era of risk," which proved the older a nuclear reactor gets, the higher the risks of serious accidents. This group has demanded better renewable source of energy. The longer a nuclear power plant runs, the higher the chance that it would malfunction in some cases which supports the need to find a better source of energy.
The area around the plant is vulnerable to earthquakes and flooding. According to the Greenpeace activists, the Fessenheim nuclear power plant “lies in the heart of Europe, between France, Germany and Switzerland, with seven million people living with 100 kilometers of the reactors.” This places the situation in perspective in terms of damage that could happen if the reactor would meltdown. Two weeks ago the environmental activist group Greenpeace published a report entitled, "Lifetime extension of ageing nuclear power plants: entering a new era of risk," which proved the older a nuclear reactor gets, the higher the risks of serious accidents. This group has demanded better renewable source of energy. The longer a nuclear power plant runs, the higher the chance that it would malfunction in some cases which supports the need to find a better source of energy.