nuclear power
Nuclear Power The Future OF Energy
Nuclear power, a phrase that isn 't too far from its controversial disputes. nuclear powers debate began around the 1970s to late 1980s when American nuclear power plant in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania had a cooling malfunction that caused a part of one of its reactors partially melt inside the reactor core. Media outlets jumped onto this incident, and dramatizing the events that transpired; not intending to downplay the significance of the partial nuclear meltdown; this initial event cause many Americans to fear and stigmatize nuclear energy with a negative skew. Other incidents of nuclear power plants melting down such as Chernobyl and Fukushima only heightened the debate on nuclear power and whether it was worth the risk. But it is a well-known that nuclear power is actually far safer than other power sources such as fossil fuel, its low environmental impact and beneficial economic impact. Due the to social, economic and environmental benefits, nuclear power is the right choice for America 's energy needs in the future. Social benefits are seen in nuclear power by improved safety compared to coal power plants and to reduce deaths caused by fossil fuel power pollution. For example, Patrick Moore 's article states "the multiagency U.N. Chernobyl form reported last year that 56 deaths could be directly attributed to the accident, most of those from radiation are burns suffered while fighting the fire. Tragic as those steps were, they pale in comparison to the more than 5000 coal mining deaths that occur worldwide every year. No one has died of a radiation related incident in history of the U.S. civilian reactor program." (Moore, 2006, para 11) What we can take from this qoute is that the number of deaths caused by coal production and power is significantly larger than even the most significant nuclear disaster to date, showing that annually 5000 people to lose their lives from mining
Nuclear power, a phrase that isn 't too far from its controversial disputes. nuclear powers debate began around the 1970s to late 1980s when American nuclear power plant in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania had a cooling malfunction that caused a part of one of its reactors partially melt inside the reactor core. Media outlets jumped onto this incident, and dramatizing the events that transpired; not intending to downplay the significance of the partial nuclear meltdown; this initial event cause many Americans to fear and stigmatize nuclear energy with a negative skew. Other incidents of nuclear power plants melting down such as Chernobyl and Fukushima only heightened the debate on nuclear power and whether it was worth the risk. But it is a well-known that nuclear power is actually far safer than other power sources such as fossil fuel, its low environmental impact and beneficial economic impact. Due the to social, economic and environmental benefits, nuclear power is the right choice for America 's energy needs in the future. Social benefits are seen in nuclear power by improved safety compared to coal power plants and to reduce deaths caused by fossil fuel power pollution. For example, Patrick Moore 's article states "the multiagency U.N. Chernobyl form reported last year that 56 deaths could be directly attributed to the accident, most of those from radiation are burns suffered while fighting the fire. Tragic as those steps were, they pale in comparison to the more than 5000 coal mining deaths that occur worldwide every year. No one has died of a radiation related incident in history of the U.S. civilian reactor program." (Moore, 2006, para 11) What we can take from this qoute is that the number of deaths caused by coal production and power is significantly larger than even the most significant nuclear disaster to date, showing that annually 5000 people to lose their lives from mining
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