Nuclear Energy is Too Dangerous for Human Use.
All it takes is a little history lesson for anyone to see just how detrimental nuclear energy has been in the past. The Chernobyl disaster is one of the most notorious events in the world and it's story perfectly illustrates the risks of nuclear energy.
Watch the video to the right for some eye opening facts. ----> The Chernobyl Disaster took the life of thousands and possibly affected millions of people in surrounding countries. Chernobyl is a city in the Ukraine where one of the reactors had malfunctioned due to employee error. The reactor exploded and leaked radiation that was carried by the wind to countries all across Europe. Large acres of land and crops have been contaminated to this day. The immediate city has been quarantined and will not habitable for another 20,000 years according to scientist. Chernobyl has become a ghost town.
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From the images above, it should be hard to actually accept that this process could be occurring just a few exits away from your house. These reactors are too powerful and there is not enough research to keep us safe in the event of a malfunction. In the book "Full Body Burden" by Kristen Iverson, this women talks about her life growing up. At the same time she talks about how a nuclear reactor facility in her home town was putting everyone in danger because of the negligence of workers and the company. These facilities are accident and incident prone. They could be targets for terrorists and other extremist groups that wish to cause harm to a large group of people quickly. Workers at these facilities have the lives of millions of people in their hands each day they go to work.
Here is an example of how not only human error can cause a disaster. The Fukushima power plant went through an earthquake and tsunami and made the clean up process even harder for the country of Japan.
Here is an example of how not only human error can cause a disaster. The Fukushima power plant went through an earthquake and tsunami and made the clean up process even harder for the country of Japan.
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Nuclear Energy Waste Management
The nuclear energy process leaves waste that must be taken care of in highly cautious manner. The waste is sent to another facility that takes up even more unnecessary space. It must stay there until it is no longer radioactive which just happens to be 10's of thousands of years. This just adds to the chances of an accident or incident. Just the transportation alone puts thousands at risk. It will cost the US 96 billion dollars to get rid of the current nuclear energy waste.
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