Nuclear pollution: Forthcoming unsolvable global problem

After Second World War, the nuclear knowledge that was under military control had led to the production of atomic weapons was redeployed for peaceful purposes in many countries. Atomic energy counted several benefits and realized that this energy source was not risk-free. There was the danger of nuclear war, the spread of atomic weapons, and nuclear terrorism. But intensive international cooperation and a number of negotiated agreements suggested that these dangers could be avoided. The Non Proliferation Treaty, drafted in 1969, included a promise by signatory governments possessing nuclear weapons and undertake nuclear disarmament strictly for peaceful purposes only. Other problems, such as radiation risks, reactor safety, and nuclear waste disposal were all acknowledged as very important. Very strict codes of safety practices were implemented in nuclear plants. However, accidents occurred in reactors in certain rare cases, where chances of external release of radioactive substances could be possible. Depending upon the level of exposure, people were under a certain level of risk of becoming ill from various radiation effects.  The health risks for the development of peaceful uses of nuclear technology, including nuclear electricity, were very small when compared with the benefits from the use of nuclear radiation for medical diagnosis treatment. The safe application of nuclear radiation technology promises many benefits in environmental clean-up and in increasing world food supplies by eliminating spoilage. With a recent and very notable exception, the international cooperation that had marked the development of nuclear power technology provided an excellent model.