[yi chen Hong 洪翊宸]Q8. What is nuclear energy policy in your home country? OR What is your opinion toward sustainable energy choices?

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Nuclear power and thermal power

[my answer]
Taiwan currently has a total of three nuclear power plants, and the fourth nuclear power plant that was originally built has been shut down.
 After President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016, the ruling authorities formulated an energy mix plan of "50% natural gas, 30% coal, and 20% green energy" and revised the Electricity Industry Law.  Item 1 of Article 95 clearly stipulates: "Nuclear power generation equipment shall be completely shut down before the 14th year of the Republic of China.
 Actually, I don't reject nuclear power generation, but if human beings need electricity, it will definitely cause some pollution.  The difference between these pollutions is that they have an impact earlier or later.  Thermal power generation, which is most commonly used by people today, has a considerable impact on the environment, such as air pollution, acid rain, and human cancer.  On the other hand, nuclear power generation, although we cannot see its impact on the environment and people in time, still cannot ignore its pollution, and it will even be the most polluting power generation method.  But in any case, we will definitely use electricity in this world, so if we want to reduce the impact of nuclear energy on the world, I think the best thing to do is to save electricity as much as possible in our lives.
 And I think that if you must choose a power generation mode that people must use, it must be the best way to use green energy power generation, such as renewable energy, hydropower, wind power, solar power, etc. If it is not necessary, the discount should be as little as possible  Use nuclear power and thermal power to generate electricity.

green powers

[my reflection]
 After finishing the class and discussing with the group members, I found that the key point of nuclear power generation is that it can generate a large amount of electricity in a short period of time, which is why it is so widely used.
 But I think human civilization must coexist with the protection of the environment. If we continue to destroy the beautiful environment, no matter how well the human civilization develops, we may not be able to continue living in the future.  After all, when the environment is gone, it is gone.  So I still insist that if green energy can be used for power generation, I should try to use green energy instead of thermal power and nuclear power.

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December 26, 2022

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. 26 December 2022, "[yi chen Hong 洪翊宸]Q8. What is nuclear energy policy in your home country? OR What is your opinion toward sustainable energy choices?", STS Infrastructures, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 26 December 2022, accessed 16 July 2024. https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/yi-chen-hong-洪翊宸q8-what-nuclear-energy-policy-your-home-country-or-what-your-opinion-toward