“We do not prohibit beneficial uses of a technology simply because that same technology can be used for malicious purposes. Otherwise we would never have harnessed the fire. »-Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace. About two-thirds of the electricity used in the world today is produced from fossil fuels using energy created by burning fuels such as coal and gas, which release greenhouse gases. . These trap heat in the atmosphere and cause global warming. Additionally, no other fuels are expected to be created in the near future to replace what is depleted, as fossil fuels are limited and non-renewable. In the future, countries will need to produce more of the electricity they need without relying on fossil fuels. In addition to slowing global warming, they also need to meet the demand for electricity when these fuels begin to run out or become unavailable due to political issues between countries. Several factors influence the adoption or not of a particular type of energy. These factors include cost, reliability, environmental impact, production capacity and efficiency, possibilities for hybrid and storage designs, and risks related to technology development. Even if renewable energy is not growing fast enough to meet demand, the best available option may come from conventional energy sources. Among them, nuclear power, which is well developed and highly penetrative, is the largest source of electricity that does not release significant amounts of greenhouse gases and contributes mainly to global energy consumption. After World War II, nuclear power became the world's bright energy hope. . Technically, it is produced when neutrons split the nuclei of uranium atoms, releasing heat that is used to boil water and produce the steam that drives a power plant's turbines. Nuclear...... middle of paper ......power plants that can be operated safely and with very high load factors.Bibliography:1. Smil, V. (2010). Myths in the Headlines: Nuclear Power, Energy: Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate (pp. 150-157). Washington, DC: Editor for the American Enterprise Institute.2. Michaelides, E. (2012). Nuclear power plants, alternative energy sources (pp. 99-172). Heidelberg: Springer.3. Berinstein, P. (2001). Alternative energy: facts, statistics and issues. Connecticut: Orys Press.4. Nuclear Energy Institute. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.nei.org5. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (nd). The students' corner. Accessed October 1, 2013, from http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students.html6. Clark, WW and Cook, G (2012). Global energy innovation. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC.