Infographic: Nuclear Energy and Its Uses

Nuclear Energy is one of the cleanest form of energy in the world. Due to rising demand for energy, especially in developing countries, nuclear power is being considered as a source of electricity-generating options.

Globally France is the top country in terms of  electricity generation from nuclear energy. It is interesting that the smaller countries of Slovakia and Hungary are the next world leaders followed by Ukraine. Developing countries such as Brazil, China and India depend on nuclear power for less than 5% of their total electricity production. Brazil does not need need nuclear power since it is a large country with a small population and almost infinite amount of water sources such as the Amazon. Hence the country generates most of its electricity from hydro power plants.

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Nuclear Energy and its Uses

 

Source: Sputnik News

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