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THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF　NUCLEAR POWER OUTWEIGH THE POTENTIAL　DANGERS Name: Ao Dong Student number: 1319747Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Risks of Nuclear Power 1 3. The economic benefits of nuclear energy 2 3.1 High investment and high return 2 3.2 Clean Energy 3 3.3 Infinite resources 3 3.4 Nuclear medicine 4 4. Conclusion 4 5. Reference 6 1. Introduction By the development of society and technology, nuclear power as a kind of clean energy have been regarded as one of the most important energy by every countries. Because of nuclear energy is abundant in the earth, and the energies they release are million times of that of the integration of all world’s energy, which is known as the “infinite energy”. Therefore, more and more nuclear power plant have been established. However, recently nuclear disaster make people pay attention to potential dangers. Whether the nuclear plant should be established, economic benefits and personal safety, which is the most important choice for people . 2. Risks of Nuclear Power In spite of nuclear power is more clean and efficiency than other traditional power like coal, petroleum, natural gas. Nuclear power as a kind of novelty power still have some problems which should be valued. First of all, radiation is the main problem of nuclear power. According to Bernard L. Cohen, Sc.D. Professor(2005), radiation is made up of subatomic particles, and they can penetrate human, then destruction of biological cells will cause cancer.Therefore, how to reduce or avoid radiation is the the key of nuclear power adhibition in human life. Although Bernard L. Cohen, Sc.D. Professor point that there has been much misunderstanding of genetic diseases. In Bernard’s view, cancers risk are moderately more than the risks. However, the reactor accidents and nuclear power plant disaster cannot be ignored. On 11 March 2011, an earthquake was triggered by tsunami, a large amount of radioactive material was released