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Save The Planet Go Nuclear Annotated Bibliography

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Alexander, Lamar, and Sheldon Whitehouse. "To Save the Planet, Go Nuclear." New York Times, 22 Dec. 2016, p. A29(L). Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com.scsl.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A474701227/OVIC?u=scschools&xid=f0c31c4b. Accessed 22 Jan. 2018. This article makes several statements on why nuclear energy is more efficient than our regular fossil fuel energy. It states that if citizens want to have clean air and reduce the amount of carbon emissions making our nuclear program stronger and bigger than it is now should be everyone's goal. This articles information is directly from the New York Times paper. The article also used information from multiple government and federal established organizations. Such as California …show more content…

"Nuclear Waste Storage Is the Best and Cleanest Option." Nuclear and Toxic Waste, edited by Stuart A. Kallen, Greenhaven Press, 2005. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com.scsl.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/EJ3010401221/OVIC?u=scschools&xid=9a6e4a9b. Accessed 26 Jan. 2018. Originally published as "Nuclear Waste: 'Not in My Backyard!' Then Whose?" Huffington Post, 7 July 2006. This article covers nuclear waste and how it can be disposed in a clean way. The author talks about finding “nuclear waste backyards” to safety store nuclear waste. Countries who chose to have these “backyards” can become very profitable because countries who need to store nuclear waste will have to pay to keep the waste stored. This article was written by Learsy, Raymond J, who has wrote many other successful books. Learsy is a member of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars. Learsy has own a firm for over twenty years and it has expanded into multiple countries, trading raw materials and commodities. This article helps my claim because it states that nuclear waste can be clean if it's kept safety in well managed storage fields. Many people argue this point against nuclear energy saying the waste will polluted the planet and that the there isn't enough space to store it. The article gives multiple examples on storage fields across the globe and further proves my …show more content…

This article talked about different safety issues with nuclear power plants. All nuclear power plant incidents have occurred from natural disasters or employees not following correct safety regulations. In the article they bring up another possible threat to nuclear power plants. Nuclear power plants could possibly be a huge target for various terrorist groups. If they were to make an attack on a plant it could destroy everything in a certain radius from the plant. Although if we have high security on these plants and strict regulations we can defend the plants against all threats. This article was published by a non-profit organization called Union of Concerned Scientist. The Union of Concerned Scientists include many professional scientists and high degree graduates. This article relates because it argues the safety of nuclear power plants. It picks nuclear power plants as a big target for terrorist

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