Overall, this page was really good. Two ways uranium benefits humans are powering nuclear plants and it is profitable. Uranium provides energy through splitting U-235 atoms which makes steam to power a generator to create electricity. Uranium is profitable because nuclear power plants can use too much uranium and create excess power which can be sold to surrounding areas for profit. However, there are drawbacks to using uranium. Two of them are radioactive wastes and the uranium can contaminate local water supplies. When uranium is used to power nuclear plants, radioactive waste is left and when improperly handled can spill into the local area. This is potentially dangerous because this can cause mutation and death. Uranium can also contaminate local water supplies which is lethal to organisms. If too much contaminated water is ingested, the organism will die. This is also detrimental because it is difficult to cleanse the water and is very expensive.
Overall, this page was really good.
ReplyDeleteTwo ways uranium benefits humans are powering nuclear plants and it is profitable. Uranium provides energy through splitting U-235 atoms which makes steam to power a generator to create electricity. Uranium is profitable because nuclear power plants can use too much uranium and create excess power which can be sold to surrounding areas for profit.
However, there are drawbacks to using uranium. Two of them are radioactive wastes and the uranium can contaminate local water supplies. When uranium is used to power nuclear plants, radioactive waste is left and when improperly handled can spill into the local area. This is potentially dangerous because this can cause mutation and death. Uranium can also contaminate local water supplies which is lethal to organisms. If too much contaminated water is ingested, the organism will die. This is also detrimental because it is difficult to cleanse the water and is very expensive.