Nuclear Power: Who benefits? You decide.
Fact: There is a growing urgent need for clean, environmentally safe energy in the country. Conservation and energy efficiency are of the utmost importance. Given that, nuclear energy will be the most important step towards providing for the energy needs of our future. Harnessing the potential of existing low-carbon technologies is crucial and making a decision to invest early is the best course of action. It is going to happen in places all over the United States. The question is whether Elmore County will be a part of that push? Will the people be smart enough to benefit from being one of the first to have a state of the art facility with the newest most advanced technology? Why let some other state and county reap the rewards? We have a great opportunity! I have looked at so many areas of the country that have plants that are not even state of the art yet. Those cities and counties and states have benefitted greatly. I don't come to this conclusion without researching it. I hope that you will do the same.
Why Nuclear Energy?
* Nuclear energy presents the most cost-effective solution, it has the lowest production cost and highest capacity factor.
* 103 U.S. nuclear units supply approximately 20% of the electricity produced in the United States.
* Not subject to unreliable weather or climate conditions, unpredictable cost fluctuations, or dependence on foreign suppliers.
* Designed to operate continuously for long periods of time.
* The average one thousand (1000) megawatt nuclear plant will generate approximately a million dollars per day ninety to ninety-five percent (90% - 95%) of the year.
* Natural gas, petroleum and coal prices cost are continuing to rise due to recently increased prices of fossil fuel.
* The most "eco-efficient" of all energy sources because it produces the most electricity in relation to its minimal environmental impact.
* Do not emit harmful gases.
* Require a relatively small area.
* Do not deplete natural resources (such as fossil fuels).
* For those worried about what happened long ago. Read this fact:
"This month (March)marks the thirtieth anniversary of the accident at the Three Mile Island 2 nuclear power plant. I'm proud to report that since then, the nuclear power industry and the government have dramatically increased their standards and developed a culture of safety among the best in American industry. No member of the public has been injured by radiation from a U.S. commercial nuclear power plant in over 50 years of commercial operation." (March 24, 2009)Marvin Fertel is president and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute with over 35 years experience.
Environmentally, this is a sound alternative to polluting with gas exhaust, oil or coal.
* Still worried? Look at this fact: Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions increased from the 1990 baseline of 6,421.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to 7,179.7 million metric tons in 2007. Nuclear generated electricity avoids almost 700 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year in the U.S. Nuclear generation avoids about one million tons of nitrogen oxide and nearly three million tons of sulfur dioxide annually in the United States. How's that for helping Mother Earth? Isn't that what most people are screaming about? I would think that nuclear power satisfies both sides, those who want affordable energy and those who want "green" energy.
* The plant will cause no significant adverse effects to water, land, habitat, species and air resources.
* Leading environmentalists, including the founder of Greenpeace and the former chairman of Friends of the Earth, have endorsed nuclear energy as the only large-scale, non-emitting, affordable energy source that can address both global warming and sustainable development.
Now there is so much more but this already too long. I'm sure that there are many who oppose this and will let me know why. Please do, I look forward to hearing from you.
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