How does nuclear energy fit into a low-carbon future?
1. Explain the basics of how nuclear energy works, right from the mining stage to the disposal stage. This sub-topic will entail questions such as: What raw products are used, how are they processed, what pollutants does it produce, where is the waste disposed of…etc This is a geoscientific sub-topic.
2. In terms of carbon production, how does nuclear energy compare to fossil fuels (coal/oil/gas)? And to renewables such as solar and wind power? Can each of these energy types be produced infinitely (quantity), in any location on Earth? Or are there restrictions, and if so – what are they? This is a geoscientific sub-topic.
3. What are the economic/social/political considerations of increasingly using nuclear energy over current energy sources?
