Nuclear energy safety and environmental impact

Myth: ? Nuclear energy is not safe.

Facts: ! Nuclear power plants are designed in such a way as to being resistant to internal and external threats (such as earthquakes, plane crashes, hurricanes and rainfalls, etc.). Upon implementation of additional technical and administrative measures, lately a significant reduction in the incident rate in nuclear power plants is observed. Therefore, nuclear energy is even safer than any other human industrial activity.

Myth: ? Nuclear energy is a target for terrorist attacks.

Facts: ! Nuclear energy power plants are nota n attractive target for terrorist attacks due to the implemented principles of in-depth protection and a system of impenetrable physical safety barriers. Compared to other industrial companies, safety standards applied when implementing physical safety programs in nuclear power plants were significantly higher.

Myth: ? Nuclear power plants emit green-house gas; they have a negative impact on the environment.

Facts: ! CO2 analysis results showed that a nuclear power plant emits far less CO2 gasses into the environment than coal-fired power plants. The amount of gas emitted by nuclear power plants equals to that emitted by renewable energy sources, i.e. CO2 amounts emitted by hydroelectric and geothermal plants and wind turbines. In this regard a nuclear power plant is even superior to solar energy and biomass plants. Thus, nuclear power plants help solving the problem of greenhouse effect.

Myth: ? Nuclear power plant activity causes cancer, is detrimental to our health.

Facts: ! It has been proved that cancer mortality rate of nuclear power plants' employees is 35 per cent lower than that of other people. People receive a radiation doze during various health examinations, during the flights, or from different natural sources. Besides, it has been determined that power plants fired by fossil fuel have a strong negative impact on people’s mortality levels and health.