Nuclear energy

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Nuclear energy has far to many negative problems than advantages. From the mining of uranium to disposal of nuclear waist there are problems of such magnitude that no scientist on this earth has an answer for. Nuclear energy has so many problems associated to it that it should be banned from the earth

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[...] One very vulnerable terrorist target is the nuclear power plants. Scott D. Portzline, who has a Ph.D. is nuclear physics, writes that: Considering the fact that a nuclear plant houses more than a thousand times the radiation as released in an atomic burst, the magnitude of a single attack could reach beyond 100,000 deaths and the immediate loss of tens of billions of dollars. The land and properties destroyed (your insurance won't cover nuclear disasters) would remain useless for decades and would become a stark monument reminding the world of the terrorists' ideology. [...]

[...] Time Bomb, Understanding the Treat of Nuclear Power javascript:if(confirm('http://click.linksynergy.com/fs- bin/stat?id=pcZ8g7DjAzA&offerid=6424&type=2&subid=0&url=http%253A//search.bo rders.com/fcgi- bin/db2www/search/search.d2w/Details%253F%2526mediaType%253DBook%2526prodID% 253D14699210 \n\nThis file was not retrieved by Teleport Pro, because it is addressed on a domain or path outside the boundaries set for its Starting Address. \n\nDo you want to open it from the server?'))window.location='http://click.linksynergy.com/fs- bin/stat?id=pcZ8g7DjAzA&offerid=64. New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc Knelman, Fred H. Nuclear Energy The Unforgiving Technology. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers Mitchell, Christopher K. "Nuclear Terrorism." 14 Nov Available : http://www.nucl.com/terror.html. "Nuclear Waste: The Big Picture." 10 Nov Available: http://www.sfo.com/~rherried/waste.html. Portzline, Scott D. "Nuclear Terrorism." 10 Nov Available: http://www.nci.com/terrorism.html. Ralph Nader, and John Abbotts. The Menace of Atomic Energy. [...]

[...] Since the temperature at spots inside the fuel rods may be as high as 1,100 degrees Celsius, enormous amounts of coolant are continually needed to keep the core temperature at the proper level. When the plant must be must be shut down the control rods are lowered all the way back into the core. That brings the chain reaction to a standstill. The core cools, and steam is no longer produced (23-24). In all nuclear reactions use uranium and produce some plutonium. Since nuclear reactions produce a considerable amount of plutonium there are considerable hazards that come along with it. [...]

[...] Mitchell, a student under professor J. Ruvalds, wrote a research report in physics 177N class that stated that when constructing a nuclear weapon, there would be two main issues for a terrorist. The first issue would be the knowledge required about building the bomb and making it work. Essentially, this knowledge is not a great problem. For instance, anyone can purchase a copy of "The Los Alamos Primer" for approximately twenty-three dollars. This book details the work of scientist who participated in the Manhattan Project tests in New Mexico. [...]

[...] Expressing their concern about uranium dust, Nader and Abbotts write: Uranium dust represents a respiratory hazard to mine and mill workers, but most of the problems with uranium mining and milling are associated with uranium's decay products. They present a much greater radiation hazard. Through a series of nuclear reactions, uranium undergoes radioactive decay to radium, which in turn decays ro radon gas. The radon gas in turn decays to isotopes, which in turn can cause serious biological damage, particularly when, inhaled. [...]