Climate change: Energy electricity in Indonesia

Abstract

Background: Electrical energy is the energy that is currently most widely used and considered important by the world's population. This energy arises because of the difference in charge between the two points of the conductor. Electrical energy generated by a power plant. Nuclear Power Plant or PLTN is a thermal power plant that uses one or several nuclear reactors as its heat source. A nuclear power plant uses Uranium as its heat source. Maintaining the continuity of life on earth and preventing death from air pollution requires conversion from fossil energy to clean energy. Nuclear is a viable alternative to clean energy as a substitute for fossil energy. Nuclear energy has advantages over fossil energy, including cheap, clean, reliable and sustainable. The current NPP technology has been tested and has a layered design. So that for the Safety, Security and Safeguards factor a PLTN has met the requirements that have been set. It takes a good understanding of nuclear from the public. Related to the issue of climate change, nuclear does not release GHG emissions when it operates. GHG emissions are released only in indirect processes, namely construction, fuel cycle and decommissioning. Thus, the specific emissions of nuclear energy are very low, only 12g CO2 equivalent per kWh. As a comparison, pulverised coal has a specific emission of 820 g CO2 equivalent per kWh and natural gas of 490 g CO2 equivalent per kWh. Nuclear energy also does not release toxic pollutants into the air when it operates. Thus, nuclear does not contribute to causing respiratory diseases. Some people think that radiation from a nuclear power plant is potentially dangerous, but in fact the release of radiation from a nuclear power plant into the environment is very low. Therefore, the use of nuclear energy can prevent deaths due to air pollution and avoid the release of large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. This is historically proven and has the potential to apply in future scenarios.