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__Environmentalists __ //&// //We disagree on Council Bluffs getting a Nuclear Power Plant!// **(change if you would like it was just an idea) :)** = CONS: = = PROS: =
 * The danger is that the heat produced by the nuclear power plant would be so great that the reactor coolant wouldn't be able to cope and potentially the nuclear reaction would run wild. This could cause system failures which would release radioactivity into the environment [source: []]
 * A major accident by the nuclear reactor could result in a fallout being spread worldwide!
 * The city of Chernobyl disaster is a good example. In 1986, the Ukrainian nuclear reactor exploded, spewing 50 tons of radioactive material into the surrounding area, contaminating millions of acres of forest. The force of the explosion was a hundred times greater the an atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima. The disaster forced the evacuation of at least 30,000 people, and eventually caused thousands to die from cancer and other illnesses [sources: [|History Channel]] [[]]
 * Since the beginning, Nuclear Power Plants has cost this country over $492,000,000,000.
 * Nuclear power costs an estimated $59.30 per megawatt hour **(while: coal is only $53.10/MWH, wind power is $55.60/MWH, $52.50/MWH)**
 * It posses security risks!
 * "dirty bomb" can be created by nuclear waste produced by the plant.
 * Even transporting nuclear fuel to and from plants poses a contamination risk.[source: []]
 * Mining and purifying uranium hasn't been a very clean process.
 * It can take decades from an idea to being an actual nuclear power plant ready for operation.**(20 to 30 years)**
 * Nuclear power is not renewable or is it sustainable.
 * Nuclear waste is un-recyclable.
 * You can catch harmful diseases such as cancer and leukemia if you live close to the power plant.
 * Uranium mining damages the environment.
 * A number of leaks in radioactive water has shocked enviornmentalists.
 * We still don't have a long term plan for strong high-level commercial nuclear waste.
 * If we shut down all our plants, we'll have at least 62,500 metric tons of used nuclear fuel to deal with.
 * A nuclear power plant can take away from farmland.
 * Nuclear power contributes only 20-22% of our electricity
 * A small, well-contained accident might just contaminate the power plant
 * No air pollutions
 * Not contributing in anyway to greenhouse gas emissions and helps reduce it
 * In fact, a properly functioning nuclear power plant actually releases less radioactivity into the atmosphere than a coal-fired power plant [source: [|Hvistendahl]].
 * Does not need a lot of space to build a nuclear plant.
 * Creates lower carbon dioxide emissions
 * It generates a substantial amount of power, making it very efficient!
 * No worries about weather conditions.
 * Nuclear power plants are hard to blow up unless designed badly.
 * There are large reserves of uranium, new breeder reactors can produce more fuel than they use.
 * Nuclear power provides 70% of the country's "carbon-free" energy.
 * Oboma administration is trying to find alternitave options for nuclear waste.

= Facts: = = Other Information: = Having a nuclear power plant here can serve as a target for terrorist which is extremely dangerous to the people living here. If something like this were to happen there’d be an extremely high amount of radiation from the radioactive waste which would affect human beings as well as animals and our environment. Everything surrounding us would become contaminated forcing us to move elsewhere.
 * Nearly 3,000 gallons is stored as nuclear waste.
 * 432 Nuclear Power Plants in the world.
 * Most Nuclear Power Plants are 40 to 60 years old.
 * Priyrat, Ukraine,the closest to the Nuclear explosion is now a ghost town.
 * 350,000 people ended up not being found after the explosion in Priyrat.
 * Nuclear power is uneconomical.
 * One ton of uranium produces more energy than is produced by several million tons of coal or several million barrels of oil.
 * It doesn't contribute sulfur or nitrogen oxides (which cause acid rain).

Uranium is used mostly for nuclear energy which is now a scarce resource. If we keep making nuclear plants and keep using up the small quantity of uranium we have left it will run out sooner than predicted. Uranium is estimated to last 30-60years which is not very long. We need to preserve the uranium we have now because it has many important uses. It’s not only used to make electricity and nuclear weapons but it’s also used to make smoke detectors, ballasts for yachts, and many other things such as radioisotopes which are used for medical procedures. Even though uranium is a good resource it’s very harmful to have in a nuclear power plant because if uranium dust is inhaled it can be very harmful to the body, it’s very carcinogenic. Uranium is naturally present in the world's environment. It is commonly found in:
 * soil
 * water
 * plants
 * rocks

In a nuclear power plant there is radioactive waste which is very dangerous. This waste is isolated for a period of time until it no longer poses a hazard, this process can take up to some hours, years or even thousands of years depending on the level of the waste (low or high). If something went wrong with the radioactive waste we as a community can be seriously exposed to radiation. Radiation consists of subatomic particles which travel at 186,000 miles per second. If a person is exposed to radiation it can penetrate the human body which can damage biological cells resulting in the initiation of cancer. If it reaches the sex cells it can cause genetic diseases in the progeny. Exposure to radiation can also lead up to life threatening illnesses or even death.

== [|http://www.keyframe5.com/energy-pros-and-cons-with-coal-and-nuclear-power/] (gives pros and cons about using coal and pros and cons on using nuclear energy)
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** Sites: **
[] wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_nuclear_power
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This is a storage for nuclear waste in Chernobyl.



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