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When a new fuel cell goes into a large, relatively modern reactor it somewhere between 1% and 3% U-235, depending in the make and model of the fuel core. When a fuel cell leaves the reactor after it's 3-year "lifetime", there are almost no U-235 atoms left in it, but there is the 5% "waste" atoms and about 1% Plutonium found in its place. But, there's yet another problem with calling power plant Plutonium "weapon's grade". About a third of the Plutonium made in power plant reactors is not the Pu-239 used to make bombs. In fact, a third of the Plutonium isotopes in spent fuel bundles would make an explosion impossible!

http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/nuclear-waste-is-it.html

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Myth- Nuclear energy is not as efficient as renewable energy.

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Fact- Using and producing nuclear power is less expensive than using oil or coal.

Nuclear power plants are expensive to build but relatively cheap to run. In 2011 nuclear production costs was 2.10 cents per kilowatt hour. Coal production costs, averaged 3.23 cents per kilowatt hour in 2011 and natural gas production costs averaged 4.51 cents per kilowatt hour.

http://instituteforenergyresearch.org/analysis/electric-generating-costs-a-primer/

http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/economic-aspects/economics-of-nuclear-power.aspx

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Myth-Being exposed to nuclear energy makes a person glow green

Our bodies have no way of detecting any type of alpha, beta particles or gamma rays, it is completely invisible.

Although for a short time in the first half of the 20th century but not any more, we used radium with a phosphor that made it glow.

Media still portrays nuclear radiatoin as being green such as the Simpsons.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/05/20/2249925.htm

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Myth: Fuel in a standard reactor has enough atomic bomb type material that an explosion could occur if not managed properly.

Naturally-occurring Uranium cannot be used to make a bomb because it is not a natural explosive. The Uranium used in bombs is highly concentrated in Uranium isotope 235 (U-235) while reactors use only a very dilute, non-explosive concentration of U-235. (Natural Uranium is a uniform mix of two isotopes, U-238 and U-235. Natural Uranium is 99.3% U-238 and 0.7% U-235.)
In order to make a bomb core that will actually explode, the U-235 concentration must be increased to in excess of 90% to produce enough immediate fissions to make an explosion possible. Anything less won’t work.  “No matter how severe a reactor accident that can possibly be imagined, the fuel cannot explode like an atomic bomb.”

http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/the-uranium-explosive-myth.html

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True: Spent or used uranium from nuclear power plants can be turned into weapons.

In 1954 utilities which were to operate commercial nuclear reactors were given further incentive when Congress amended the Atomic Energy Act so that utilities would received uranium fuel for their reactors from the government in exchange for the plutonium produced in those reactors. The plutonium was to be shipped to Rocky Flats in Colorad- o, where the federal government made plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons.

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Fact : Spent or used uranium can be reprocessed or recycled to be used again for energy production

Uranium can be used again. Recycling reduces consumption of natural resources and the volume of waste produced.

95% of the spent fuel can be recovered and reused.

Only 5% has to be stored at The Central Organisation for Radioactive Waste (COVRA) as high level radioactive waste.

http://nuclearnetherlands.com/fuel-recycling

https://whatisnuclear.com/articles/recycling.html

http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/fuel-recycling/processing-of-used-nuclear-fuel.aspx

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The earth has a very small and limited supply of available uranium. -Myth

It might be limited but not small. The Nuclear Energy Agency has estimated and stated that the reactors could run for over 200 years, also the reactors that power this country use about 70,000 metric tons of natural uranium a year. The NEA (National Education association) identified that there is a 10.5 million metric tons of uranium undiscovered, this could give us another 230 years of power from the reactors at this consumption rate. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-long-will-global-uranium-deposits-last/
http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/uranium-resources/supply-of-uranium.aspx

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Myth- Currently in the US there are 10 nuclear power plants in operation today.

Actually, there are sixty-one operating power plants In the US today. Along with ninety-nine nuclear reactors in 30 states, operated by 30 different power companies.

Including the Indian Point Energy Center (New York) that has two nuclear reactors that the US Energy Info Center counts as two separate nuclear plants. Our country's 100 nuclear reactors produced 805 billion kWh in 2016 (20% of total electrical output).

A zero-emissions vehicle, or ZEV, is a vehicle that emits no tailpipe pollutants from the onboard source of power. The first zero-emission credit program have commenced with New York and Illinois.

Bib:
http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-t-z/usa-nuclear-power.aspx

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=207&t=3

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Myth: Nuclear power plants are targets for terrorism.

This is a fact. Ever since 9/11, the increase on security of the plants have gone up 35%, to well over 10 million a year. They have also reduced the number of entrances and exits on the plants, and checking trucks and least a mile away from the plant. Especially with suicide bombers, they pose a real threat since the plant provides at least 1/5 of the energy in the country. If a terrorist attack were to happen, the amount of radiation that will be released will be devastating for the country, and especially the 3 million people that live in a 10 mile radius of the plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is trying to protect the safety of the US and the safety of the plant from terrorists as much as possible.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3072967/ns/business-check_point/t/are-nuclear-plants-safe-attack/#.WPYUvfQrLrc

https://www.ready.gov/nuclear-power-plants

http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/nuclear-plant-security#.WPYUD_QrLrc

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Myth - Currently in the US we recycle our used uranium.

The nuclear fuel recycling process is straightforward. It involves converting spent uranium into a “mixed oxide” that can be reused in nuclear power plants to produce more electricity. America currently does not recycle any nuclear fuel, because it has been perceived as cost ineffective, and could lead to a rapid increase of nuclear weapons. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter prohibited the recycle process of nuclear fuel; preferring to instead bury spent nuclear fuel deep underground.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/10/01/why-doesnt-u-s-recycle-nuclear-fuel/#1b9d332d390f

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Myth: Nuclear power plants emit higher amounts of pollutants into the atmosphere than fossil fuel powered plants

Fossil fuels emit more pollution than nuclear energy.  When carbon containing fossil fuels are burnt, more green house gasses are released. Nuclear energy does not emit green houses gasses when generated, but processes used to build and fuel power plants do.

https://www.nei.org/Issues-Policy/Protecting-the-Environment/Life-Cycle-Emissions-Analyses

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Fact- Nuclear waste is the most environmentally impactful aspect of nuclear energy production.

Nuclear waste is the most environmentally impactful aspect of nuclear energy production because materials like uranium mill tailings, and used reactor fuel can remain radioactive for thousands of years and be very harmful to all living organisms. Of course there is  some waste materials that are less radioactive than others such as uranium mill tailings are much less radioactive than reactor fuel. Regardless they are harmful to the environment.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm/data/index.cfm?page=nuclear_environment

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Fact-Nuclear energy plants are safe for both the communities they are located in and the people who work at them.

Being exposed to radioactive material always poses some form of a threat even if it is just a small amount. Nuclear power plants however don't really effect people at all. Most of our exposure comes from natural occurring radiation such as radiation from outer space. Nuclear power plants however account for 1/100 of a percent of our exposures to radiation. The real factor is the waste that the plants produce. If not disposed of properly then it can lead to serious health effects on humans. The waste can remain for days to hundreds of thousands of years.

http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=001270

http://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=339

https://www.nei.org/Issues-Policy/Protecting-the-Environment

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Fact- Nuclear “waste” is in constant motion around this country on trains and trucks.

This is true because the method of disposing of radioactive waste has to be transported to "storage" by these types of transportation. When radioactive material needs to be disposed of, it is placed in a geological respiratory. After it's spent it's half-life in the respiratory (making it half as radioactive,) it is eventually able to be disposed of like the usual industrial waste.

If a power plant were to be decommissioned, the concrete and other materials are divided into their level of radiation.  From very low-level waste (VLLW) to high-level waste. Low-level waste can be disposed of immediately, but intermediate and high-level waste has to be placed in a safe area of decomposition before disposed of.

http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-wastes/radioactive-waste-management.aspx

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway/energy_resources/nuclear_radiationsrev4.shtml

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Myth:
Yucca Mountain is the only operating long term storage solution site for used nuclear waste in this country currently in operation.  Because in 2011 the Obama Administration stopped funding for the Yucca Mountain.  This left the United States without any long term storage site for nuclear waste. http://www.yuccamountain.org/faq.htm
But there is another waste site called "The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant" Today it holds more than 85,000 cubic meters of radioactive waste.  Operators put the waste in containers underground and the salt formations fill in the cracks.  "self-sealing ability also protects the site from cracks caused by earthquakes".  So far the site has been successful. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/tech/solving-nuclear-waste-with-wipp/

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Fact: The only air pollutant that is given off by the production of nuclear energy is steam.

Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest sources of energy in the United States. Fission, the process by which nuclear energy is created, does not produce greenhouse gas.  In 2011, nuclear power plants produced 63 percent of the low-carbon electricity generated in the US.  The white smoke you see rising from nuclear plants is just steam. Nuclear power plants emit virtually no air pollutants during their operation. In contrast, fossil fuel power plants are major contributors to air pollution.

https://nuclear.duke-energy.com/2013/06/12/common-myths-about-nuclear-energy

article by the International Atomic Energy Agency-  https://goo.gl/9XgvMM

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Myth-Fuel in a standard reactor has enough atomic bomb type material that an explosion could occur if not managed properly.

In a reactor the goal is to absorb as many neutrons as are emitted.  The fission is highly controlled by U-238 and control rods. Additionally, the uranium isn't weapons grade material.  So an atomic explosion is impossible in a nuclear reactor.

An atomic bomb contains material that is basically pure fissile material
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/what-is-the-difference-between-the-nuclear-material-in-a-bomb-versus-a-reactor/

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=13&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwik0uusg6zTAhXm7oMKHWUBDAcQFghuMAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnduk.org%2Fcampaigns%2Fnuclear-power%2Fitem%2Fdownload%2F45&usg=AFQjCNErZ--JUe4VBZ6CK0J8-R0f0_4cXQ

http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/outline-history-of-nuclear-energy.aspx

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Myth- 1 pound of uranium has the same energy efficiency as 50 tons of coal

The only energy resources available for economic large-scale electricity generation are likely to be gas, coal and uranium.  All the renewable sources together only provide about 3% of world electricity. Uranium-235 contains two to three million times the energy equivalent of oil or coal.  One uranium fuel pellet creates as much energy as one ton of coal. The Energy Density of Nuclear Energy compared to Fossil Fuels is very high.While most fossil fuel types have similar range of energy output per unit of mass,nuclear energy is almost a million times more efficient .https://www.euronuclear.org/info/encyclopedia/f/fuelcomparison.htm
http://www.greenworldinvestor.com/2011/07/07/nuclear-energy-efficiency-vs-fossil-fuels-oilgas-in-power-load-factorsenergy-density-and-waste/

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#20 Power plants can only last up to 20 years:  Myth

These power plants can last 50-70 years before being retired. back then they only thought they could last 40 years but it can last way longer.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nuclear-power-plant-aging-reactor-replacement-/

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Myth-There is no safe dose exposure of radiation

Annually a person in the U.S absorbs about 0.00365 sieverts of radiation. However if one full sievert of radiation is consumed all at once it will result in immediate death. Everything from a banana to our houses have slight radiation in them. If there wasn't a safe dosage of radiation, we would all be dead right now.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/the-daily-need/how-much-radiation-is-too-much-a-handy-guide/8124/

http://news.mit.edu/1994/safe-0105