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8/17/2019 20.3 Energy From the Nucleus - Nuclear Issues
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Nuclear issues
For AgainstWe need more nuclear power
stations because of future
energy demands, to keep our
standards of living
We should save energy by better
insulation of homes, and better use
of the wasted heat from power
stationsNuclear power can save fossil
fuels (coal, oil, gas), which are
running out. They could be saved
for the Third World, or not used
at all (to reduce the Greenhouse
!ect and global warming)
The world"s uranium is limited. We
must develop renewable sources of
energy, like wave power and solar
power. They do less damage to the
environment
Nuclear power causes less
damage to the environment than
do coal#powered stations.
Nuclear stations do not produce
$%& and '%&, and so do not makeacid rain
Nuclear power stations produce
waste which stays highly
radioactive for thousands of years
The amount of nuclear waste is
small. t can be safely stored by
enclosing it in thick glass and
burying it
eaving waste is irresponsible * it
pollutes the world for our
grandchildren. The nuclear waste
might leak out%nly +.- of our background
radiation comes from the
nuclear power industry
No level of radioactivity is safe.
'tatistics show that children nearby
are more likely to get leukaemiaNuclear stations are very
carefully designed to be safe
$hernobyl blew up, due to human
error. lot of people across urope
will die because of it. t is too risky/isks due to the nuclear industry
are less than other areas
%ther risks are irrelevant. There is
always a risk of a nuclear accident,
with enormous conse0uences.
1uture generations would not
forgive us