By: Kerri, Samiyah, Lukas, Tashana, Mackenzie.

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U.S.: The U.S. has the most reactors and generates the most electricity from nuclear energy.

There is only one reactor currently under construction. [2003: probably finished by now.]

Nuclear energy generates about 20 percent of U.S. electricity.

Early problems with reliability have been mainly overcome, and nuclear plants have reached an average of 75 percent availability.

Republicans generally favor resuming construction, and Democrats generally oppose it.

2003: Reliability is now over 90 percent.

Facts About Nuclear Energy

We need to find a more efficient energy source that doesn’t create pollution.

Wind, solar, and hydroelectric energy generators produce less then 1% of useable energy and fossil fuels creates pollution.

Building more nuclear power plants will create more useable energy.

The Problem

Obama On Nuclear Energy

Taxes on the oil and gas industry are making it difficult for many citizens to pay for energy.

The federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 provided the nuclear industry with a variety of financial incentives for new nuclear power plants.

The Economy and Energy

If the U.S built more nuclear power plants we’d have more useable energy that doesn’t create pollution.

Nuclear power produces very little waste, but it’s very dangerous. It must be contained and buried for many years for the radioactivity to die. (Marshall, 2010)

U.S citizens can help by being more energy efficient and helping to pass laws using nuclear energy.

How Can We Fix the Problem

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Some people see nuclear power as a hazard. In reality it’s not. There are many precautions in place to keep the power plant safe and secure.

Also some people are concerned about the waste disposal. The government is using low-level waste for cancer treatment and are currently finding other uses for it.

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There is a problem because the U.S is relying on fossil fuels.

Burning fossil fuels creates CO2 emissions therefore destroying the o-zone layer and causing global warming.

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Why is There A Problem?

Bibliography.

Brain, Marshall, and Robert Lamb. "HowStuffWorks "How Nuclear Power Works"" HowStuffWorks - Learn How Everything Works! 09 Oct. 2000. Web. 06 Aug. 2010. <www.howstuffworks.com>

Forex, Jennifer Gorton. "Energy Resources: Nuclear Power." Andy Darvill's Science Site: Home. July 2010. Web. 06 Aug. 2010. <http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/nuclear.htm>.

Long, Tony. "June 27, 1954: World's First Nuclear Power Plant Opens." Wired News. 27 June 2007. Web. 06 Aug. 2010. <http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/06/dayintech_0627>.

"GlobalWarming.org |  About." GlobalWarming.org | Climate Change News & Analysis. Jan.-Feb. 2001. Web. 18 Aug. 2010. <http://www.globalwarming.org/about/>.

Miller, Sunlen. "Obama Says Safe Nuclear Power Plants Are a Necessary Investment." Political Punch. 16 Feb. 2010. Web. 30 Aug. 2010. <http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/02/obama-says-safe-nuclear-power-plants-are-a-necessary-investment.html>.

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, “Energy Policy Act of 2005,” http://www.nuclear.energy.gov/energyPolicyAct2005/neEPACT2a.html.