Kategorier: Alle - waste - environment - radiation - economy

av Alice Henningsen 13 år siden

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Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy is a contentious issue due to its potential benefits and risks. Supporters argue that it offers a significant source of low-carbon electricity, which can help mitigate climate change and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy

Do the positive possibilities that nuclear energy poses outweigh the negative? How would building more nuclear power plants in the U.S. affect animals, plants life, people, and our economy? Should the U.S. dedicate more time, money, and energy into creating more power plants or should the U.S. try and shut down what power plants it already has?

What is going on in Japan? (recently)
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/energy-environment/atomic-energy/index.html
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Thousands+March+Against+Nuclear+Power+In+Tokyo.-a0267380763
Disposal of nuclear waste
Environmental effects of power plants
http://hir.harvard.edu/is-nuclear-energy-sustainable?page=0,0
http://world-nuclear.org/info/inf09.html
How power plants operate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Cold_fusion
Dangers of a power plant leak
Also see information under the pros and cons list
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents
Other uses for radiation
http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/around-us/uses-radiation.html
http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Booklets/RadPeopleEnv/medical.html
The pros and cons of using nuclear energy
http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/issues/nuclear-energy-&-waste/nuclear-energy-fact-sheet.htm
http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Nuclear_energy
http://www.greenworldinvestor.com/archives/3483
http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/02/nuclear-energy-pros-and-cons/