Nuclear power plants provide electricity to
many communities. With every form of energy it has pros and cons. Nuclear
plants can let off large amounts of radiation. These plants do take seriously safety
measures to contain the radiation and not let any leave the plant. With all
these precautions and safety measures it still happens.
Radiation
is invisible to the naked eye but the side effects are not. Humans get exposed
to radiation almost every day. X-rays are an example these are small exposures
that should not cause large health problems concerning humans . If humans were to get
exposed to a large concentration of radiation it is known to cause fatal
cancer. Animals are similar to humans and can also be greatly affected by
radiation. Radiation can kill off animal species quickly. Radiation that leaks
into lakes or rivers gets spread across a large distance. Animals use these
water sources to get water to survive. If radiation would be in these water
ways animals digest these right into their systems. The animals become really
sick and will most likely die depending on how much they were exposed. Fish and
other species that live in the water get poisoned by this radiation and die
quickly as well because they have so much in their system. Radiation that was carried by water also gets
into soil and seeps into the ground. Plants roots are in this soil that could
be toxic with radiation. They use soil and water as the main life sources for
them. If this is poisonous the plants suffer and die. Humans eat plants and
animals and if they were effected by radiation it will bring deadly consequences.
A radiation leak from a power plants gets spread out so quickly and are so
deadly. Should we even have nuclear plants anymore. Many scientists are studying
this and outweighing factors.
