Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release energy to generate heat, which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power station. About 15% of Canada's electricity comes from nuclear power, with 19 reactors mostly in Ontario providing 13.5 GWe of power capacity. Proponents argue that nuclear energy is now safe and emits much less carbon emissions than coal plants. Opponents argue that recent nuclear disasters in Japan prove that nuclear power is far from safe.
60% Yes |
40% No |
50% Yes |
30% No |
8% Yes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives |
10% No, we should invest in cleaner alternatives such as wind, hydroelectric, thorium, and geothermal |
1% Yes, as long as there is no public subsidy |
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1% Yes, and nationalize the industry |
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1% Yes, but with public subsidy |
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Unique answers from Canada users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@5H7PKLT4yrs4Y
@996M5VF1yr1Y
Yes. The reason being, is that nuclear energy is actually one of the cleanest energy sources on earth. It's just people are afraid to use it due to the Chernobyl incident, when in reality, that was an accident, and not something that would happen when nuclear energy is used.
@8FZ5VFD4yrs4Y
Yes, but we should use thorium over uranium
@8FN2LBN4yrs4Y
Yes, it is much safer than carbon
@9GNM9GS8mos8MO
Yes but there needs to be more effort in how we can safely and cleanly deal with the nuclear waste without further harming Earth
@8V5QQBQ3yrs3Y
I need to be better educated on this before I can answer
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