Should Nuclear Power Be Banned

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Should Nuclear Power Be Banned ‘Nuclear power is generated using Uranium, which is a metal mined in various parts of the world’. Jennifer Gorton,(2010).After the first nuclear reactor was built,a lot of discussion was held whether use it or not. Those who support nuclear power think’s that nuclear provides a cheap and effective means of supplying energy needs. However, in reality it is not cheap at all and the dangers are well-known to everyone. According to Garthwaite.J (2011), ‘disaster of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex has come closer than any nuclear crisis in history’.The fact is that nuclear power is a tried, tested and failed technology.Although nuclear power appears to be the trend,it should be banned because of it’s cost, risk and alternative sources. Opponents argue that nuclear reactor are economical and enviromently friendly. However, radioactive wastes from reactors will escape into the environment and contaminate it with radioactivity. Radioactivity is definitely not an issue to be taken lightly and at Three mile island near Usa, World Nuclear Association (2001), ‘Some radioactive gas was released a couple of days after the accident’. Many of the islanders not only contracted cancers and became sick with "unknown" ilnesses, but also suffered from skin diseases, back and organ problems. Apart from the serious health problems, the environment also suffered with fish being poisoned and other animals dying. Perhaps the worst thing about radiation is that it doesn't disappear within a short time. In fact, it is known that radiation can remain within the soil for up to a million years, and still have an affect upon animals and humans. Imagine the consequences radiation could pose if it happened to leak out and spread over our community. It would be such a disaster and simply unthinkable to some people. We can't put ourselves, and yet alone
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