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Nuclear power is a promising energy source for the future

Nuclear power is a promising energy source for the future

Compared to fossil fuels, nuclear power yields significantly more energy.  According to www.energyinformative.org, energy that is created by nuclear fission is ten million times greater than that of fossil fuels.  Therefore, nuclear power produces significantly less waste than oil or coal. Additionally, the waste produced from nuclear power can be recycled, unlike that of fossil fuels.

“Nuclear power burns much cleaner than fossil fuels and is the only alternative that we have ready today,” said Chemistry and Advanced Placement Environmental Science teacher Deborah Bennett.

Nuclear power also produces little or no harmful emissions.  In fact, the power source is considered one of the cleanest forms of energy as it hardly releases any greenhouse gasses, such as methane.  Consequently, if countries around the world were to switch to nuclear energy as their primary source, global air pollution would be significantly reduced.

This form of energy can also revolutionize the United States’ foreign policy with nations that have fossil fuels.  As a result of this change, the United States would have fewer conflicts, such as those involving Middle Eastern nations.  Other resources such as wind power and solar energy are restricted to certain locations and conditions; therefore, producing these sources on a national scale is nearly impossible.  However, nuclear power plants can produce vast amounts of energy at any location or condition.

All countries should encourage nuclear energy as the main energy source, as it is the only practical solution to the energy problem.

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