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ATOMIC
ENERGY FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY
Atomic energy can be used in many ways and
for many purposes. It can also be used to bring peace and prosperity to the
whole of this earth. It can also be used to destroy this world and its
inhabitants. It can do anything. It can perform miracles if we have the power
and wisdom to use if only for peaceful purpose. If we do not possess that much
wisdom, man has not many years to live on this earth.
Today, atomic energy produces electricity
for use on earth and in space. This electric power is produced by nuclear
reactors. A nuclear reactor is an advanced type of furnace or a machine which
uses uranium or some other atomic fuel to produce heat. This heat is then
converted into electricity.
At present electricity produced by atomic
energy is not as cheap as that obtained through conventional means. But as the
nuclear reactors become more efficient and economical, they will be able to
produce electricity at much less cost. It is hoped that in future huge amounts
of electricity will be provided by the nuclear reactors.
It is not electricity alone that we can get
from the atom. The reactors also make radio-isotopes. There radio-isotopes emit
radiation. They are used in agriculture, medicine and industry. The
radio-isotopes are often called the silent servant of man.
Today more than thirty different
radio-isotopes are used for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Many
dreadful diseases like cancer are being successfully treated with
radio-isotopes.
In agriculture, radio-isotopes are playing a
very important part in producing better crops. With the help of radio-isotopes
food can be stored for a long time; without the danger of damage or
deterioration.
In industry, radio-isotopes are used in a
thousand ways to improve the quality of goods. The research on atomic energy is
going on. In future many new peaceful uses of this energy will be found. The
day is not far off when atomic energy will be used in space ships, the
aircraft, the sea ships, the railway train and so many other things.
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