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If enough accidents occur, it will ruin cites and towns due to the radiation, Which is devastating.

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Nuclear Power/Energy is a way of life and in many ways it is efficient, but at the same time is very dangerous and may not be worth it in the end. Radiation harms our earth and our people in it.

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Nuclear energy is very dangerous, and radiation is one of the most dangerous toxins in the world, and can spread through a large area and kill thousands if an accident occurs.

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I believe that Nuclear Energy is bad for the environment. It cause lots of problems to the environment, such as the radiation levels.

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NIRS- Nuclear Energy and Resource Service- CS

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NIRS- Nuclear Energy and Resource Service- CS

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This website shows us 11 disadvantages about Nuclear Energy.

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In early 2014, it is almost laughable to talk about a "nuclear renaissance," which the nuclear industry was indeed touting as the wave of the future when NIRS launched this section of our website in 2005.

For a very few years, it appeared the nuclear industry was not just talking through its hat, with proposals for more than 30 new reactors submitted-at least partially-to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. But nearly all of those have now been cancelled or dropped for lack of interest and/or money. It seems building new reactors is exactly what its opponents have always stated: an incredibly expensive proposition.

While four new reactors (in South Carolina and Georgia) are under construction and a fifth has resumed construction after decades of neglect (TVA's Watts Bar reactor in Tennessee, the pendulum has turned in the opposite direction. Eight proposed new reactors were either cancelled or defeated in 2013 and five existing reactors either closed permanently or announced a 2014 shutdown. And more aging, expensive reactors are on the bubble for shutdown this year and in years to come.

In this section, you'll find the early documents of the "nuclear renaissance" that wasn't: the government actions intended to encourage new reactors, links to some of the license applications and legal filings from grassroots groups, and more.

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In early 2014, it is almost laughable to talk about a "nuclear renaissance," which the nuclear industry was indeed touting as the wave of the future when NIRS launched this section of our website in 2005. For a very few years, it appeared the nuclear industry was not just talking through its hat, with proposals...

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Nuclear Energy is the process of using Uranium to create heat that eventually generates energy. Although Nuclear Power plants do not create much waste, they are still very dangerous. They create radiation that does not go away. They have to be locked up and sealed for many years for the radioactivity to go away. Nuclear energy companies also have to spend a fortune in safety. If something goes wrong, many people can be hurt because of the radiation levels being so high.

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Nuclear power heats the environments and adds unwanted chemicals into the air.

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I believe that Nuclear Power in bad for the environment and is hurting the ozone.

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Hunger Striker Ends Fast, but Not Fight, Against Nuclear Power in Taiwan

A former head of the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party was not eating in protest of the nuclear power plant on Taiwan. Lin Yi-hsiung was the former leader and began his protest on April 22. He ended his strike in May first. His fast drew attention from current leaders and other protesters, who rallied behind him. the government has halted the Power plant in reaction to this.

This just happened this week so this topic is relevant because this movement just happened. They also Believe that Nuclear Power is bad for the Environment!

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A former head of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party has announced that he is ending his hunger strike, but not his campaign, against nuclear power on the island.

The former leader, Lin Yi-hsiung, 72, began his protest on April 22, and it drew attention from Taiwan's leaders and from protesters, who converged on central Taipei in recent days to say they were inspired by Mr. Lin's sacrifice.

In announcing the end of his fast on Wednesday, Mr. Lin thanked protesters for their recent campaign against nuclear power.

"Over the past half month, the people of Taiwan's outstanding display has been unprecedented, which leaves one feeling moved, full of admiration and deeply appreciative," he wrote in a blog post.

On Monday, the government announced that it was halting work on the Lungmen nuclear power plant in northeast Taiwan, about 20 miles outside Taipei, pending a referendum on its future. The project, known as No. 4, was started more than a decade ago and has cost more than $9 billion. The government has said the plant is important to Taiwan's future electrical supply needs, and Prime Minister Jiang Yi- huah said suspending work on the project did not mean that it was giving up the possibility of restarting it at a later date.

The 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan has raised concerns among many people in Taiwan about the safety of nuclear power, particularly with a plant that is near the ocean and the island's largest urban area.

After Sunday's demonstration, which the police estimated drew 28,500 people and organizers say had as many as 50,000, a smaller number of protesters converged on a main street near Taipei's main train station. They were forcibly removed by the police using water cannons.

With the halt to construction on the plant and the end of Mr. Lin's hunger strike, the momentum for antinuclear demonstrations has ebbed somewhat. But smaller protests have continued outside the legislature building this week, and Mr. Lin has called on his supporters to continue pushing for the shutdown of Taiwan's three other nuclear power plants.

"If work on No. 4 doesn't resume, it's no longer an issue," he wrote. "Nuclear opponents should take a step forward to ensuring the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 nuclear power plants are closed on schedule."

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Hunger Striker Ends Fast, but Not Fight, Against Nuclear Power in Taiwan

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A former head of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party has announced that he is ending his hunger strike, but not his campaign, against nuclear power on the island. The former leader, Lin Yi-hsiung, 72, began his protest on April 22, and it drew attention from Taiwan's leaders and from protesters, who converged on central Taipei in recent days to say they were inspired by Mr. Lin's sacrifice.

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An Organization against Nuclear Power

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Green America is active in addressing the climate crisis by transitioning the US electricity mix away from its heavy emphasis on coal-fired and natural gas power. But all of that work will be wasted if we transition from fossil fuels to an equally dangerous source - nuclear power. Nuclear power is not a climate solution. It may produce lower-carbon energy, but this energy comes with a great deal of risk.

Solar power, wind power, geothermal power, hybrid and electric cars, and aggressive energy efficiency are climate solutions that are safer, cheaper, faster, more secure, and less wasteful than nuclear power. Our country needs a massive influx of investment in these solutions if we are to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, enjoy energy security, jump-start our economy, create jobs, and work to lead the world in development of clean energy.

Currently there are 444 nuclear power plants in 30 countries worldwide, with another 63 plants under construction. Those plants should not be built for the following reasons:

Ten Strikes Against Nuclear Power

1. Nuclear waste:

The waste generated by nuclear reactors remains radioactive for tens to hundreds of thousands of years (1). Currently, there are no long-term storage solutions for radioactive waste, and most is stored in temporary, above-ground facilities. These facilities are running out of storage space, so the nuclear industry is turning to other types of storage that are more costly and potentially less safe (2).

2. Nuclear proliferation:

There is great concern that the development of nuclear energy programs increases the likelihood of proliferation of nuclear weapons. As nuclear fuel and technologies become globally available, the risk of these falling into the wrong hands is increasingly present. To avoid weapons proliferation, it is important that countries with high levels of corruption and instability be discouraged from creating nuclear programs, and the US should be a leader in nonproliferation by not pushing for more nuclear power at home (3).

3. National security

Nuclear power plants are a potential target for terrorist operations. An attack could cause major explosions, putting population centers at risk, as well as ejecting dangerous radioactive material into the atmosphere and surrounding region. Nuclear research facilities, uranium enrichment plants, and uranium mines are also potentially at risk for attacks that could cause widespread contamination with radioactive material (9).

4. Accidents

In addition to the risks posed by terrorist attacks, human error and natural disasters can lead to dangerous and costly accidents. The 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine led to the deaths of 30 employees in the initial explosion and has has had a variety of negative health effects on thousands across Russia and Eastern Europe. A massive tsunami bypassed the safety mechanisms of several power plants in 2011, causing three nuclear meltdowns at a power plant in Fukushima, Japan, resulting in the release of radioactive materials into the surrounding area. In both disasters, hundreds of thousands were relocated, millions of dollars spent, and the radiation-related deaths are being evaluated to this day. Cancer rates among populations living in proximity to Chernobyl and Fukushima, especially among children, rose significantly in the years after the accidents (4)(5).

5. Cancer risk

In addition to the significant risk of cancer associated with fallout from nuclear disasters, studies also show increased risk for those who reside near a nuclear power plant, especially for childhood cancers such as leukemia (6)(7)(8). Workers in the nuclear industry are also exposed to higher than normal levels of radiation, and as a result are at a higher risk of death from cancer at a rate similar to the that of Japanese nuclear bomb survivors (10).

6. Energy production

The 444 nuclear power plants currently in existence provide about 11% of the world's energy (11). Studies show that in order to meet current and future energy needs, the nuclear sector would have to scale up to around 14,500 plants. Uranium, the fuel for nuclear reactors, is energy-intensive to mine, and deposits discovered in the future are likely to be harder to get to to. As a result, much of the net energy created would be offset by the energy input required to build and decommission plants and to mine and process uranium ore. The same is true for any reduction in greenhouse gas emissions brought about by switching from coal to nuclear (12).

7. Not enough sites

Scaling up to 14,500 nuclear plants isn't possible simply due to the limitation of feasible sites. Nuclear plants need to be located near a source of water for cooling, and there aren't enough locations in the world that are safe from droughts, flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes, or other potential disasters that could trigger a nuclear accident. The increase in extreme weather events predicted by climate models only compounds this risk.

8. Cost

Unlike renewables, nuclear costs are on the rise, and many plants are being shut down or in danger of being shut down for economic reasons. Initial capital costs, fuel, and maintenance costs are much higher for nuclear plants than wind and nuclear projects tend to suffer cost overruns and construction delays. The price of renewable energy has fallen significantly over the past decade, and it projected to continue to fall (14).

9. Competition with renewables

Investment in nuclear plants, security, mining infrastructure, etc. draws funding away from investment in cleaner sources such as wind, solar, and geothermal. Financing for renewable energy is already scarce, and increasing nuclear capacity will only add to the competition for funding.

10. Energy dependence of poor countries

Going down the nuclear route would mean that poor countries, that don't have the financial resources to invest in and develop nuclear power, would become reliant on rich, technologically advanced nations. Alternatively, poor nations without experience in the building and maintaining of nuclear plants may decide to build them anyway. Countries with a history of nuclear power use have learned the importance of regulation, oversight, and investment in safety when it comes to nuclear. Dr. Peter Bradford of Vermont Law, a former member of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, writes, "A world more reliant on nuclear power would involve many plants in countries that have little experience with nuclear energy, no regulatory background in the field and some questionable records on quality control, safety and corruption." (15). The U.S. should lead by example and encourage poor countries to invest in safe energy technology.

(1) Bruno, J., and R. C. Ewing. "Spent Nuclear Fuel." Elements 2.6 (2006): 343-49

(2) United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "Dry Cask Storage". USNRC (2016)

(3) Miller, Steven E., and Scott D. Sagan. "Nuclear Power without Nuclear Proliferation?" Daedalus 138.4 (2009): 7-18

(4) Tsuda, Toshihide, Akiko Tokinobu, Eiji Yamamoto, and Etsuji Suzuki. "Thyroid Cancer Detection by Ultrasound Among Residents Ages 18 Years and Younger in Fukushima, Japan." Epidemiology (2016): 316-22.

(5) Astakhova, Larisa N., Lynn R. Anspaugh, Gilbert W. Beebe, André Bouville, Vladimir V. Drozdovitch, Vera Garber, Yuri I. Gavrilin, Valeri T. Khrouch, Arthur V. Kuvshinnikov, Yuri N. Kuzmenkov, Victor P. Minenko, Konstantin V. Moschik, Alexander S. Nalivko, Jacob Robbins, Elena V. Shemiakina, Sergei Shinkarev, Svetlana I. Tochitskaya, Myron A. Waclawiw, and Andre Bouville. "Chernobyl-Related Thyroid Cancer in Children of Belarus: A Case-Control Study." Radiation Research 150.3 (1998): 349

(6) Schmitz-Feuerhake I, Dannheim B, Heimers A, et al. Leukemia in the proximity of a boiling-water nuclear reactor: Evidence of population exposure by chromosome studies and environmental radioactivity. Environmental Health Perspectives 105 (1997): 1499-1504

(7) Spix C, Schmiedel S, Kaatsch P, Schulze-Rath R, Blettner M. "Case-control study on childhood cancer in the vicinity of nuclear power plants in Germany 1980-2003." European Journal of Cancer 44.2 (2008): 275-284

(8) Baker PJ, Hoel DG. "Meta-analysis of standardized incidence and mortality rates of childhood leukemia in proximity to nuclear facilities." European Journal of Cancer Care 16.4 (2007):355-363

(9) Ferguson, Charles D., and Frank A. Settle. "The Future of Nuclear Power in the United States." Federation of American Scientists (2012)

(10) Richardson, DB, Elisabeth Cardis, Robert Daniels, Michael Gillies, Jacqueline A O'Hagan, Ghassan B Hamra, Richard Haylock, Dominique Laurier, Klervi Leuraud, Monika Moissonnier, Mary K Schubauer-Berigan, Isabelle Thierry-Chef, Ausrele Kesminiene. "Risk of Cancer from Occupational Exposure to Ionising Radiation: Retrospective Cohort Study of Workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States" BMJ (2015)

(11) "World Statistics." nei.org. Nuclear Energy Institute.,Web. 04 Oct. 2016.

(12) Pearce, Joshua M. "Thermodynamic Limitations to Nuclear Energy Deployment as a Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Technology." International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology 2.1 (2008): 113.

(13) "World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2014." World Nuclear Industry Status Report. World Nuclear Industry, July 2014. Web. 4 Oct. 2016.

(14) "Lazard's Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis - Version 9.0." Lazard.com. Lazard. 2015.

(15) Lynas, Mark, and Peter Bradford. "Should the World Increase Its Reliance on Nuclear Energy?" The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, 08 Oct. 2012. Web. 10 Jan. 2017.

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Green America is active in addressing the climate crisis by transitioning the US electricity mix away from its heavy emphasis on coal-fired and natural gas power. Green America is active in addressing the climate crisis by transitioning the US electricity mix away from its heavy emphasis on coal-fired and natural gas power.

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An organization against Nuclear Power.

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Greenpeace has always fought - and will continue to fight - vigorously against nuclear power because it is an unacceptable risk to the environment and to humanity. The only solution is to halt the expansion of all nuclear power, and for the shutdown of existing plants.

Nastya, from Belarus was only three years old when she was diagnosed with cancer of the uterus and lungs. According to local doctors the region has seen a huge increase in childhood cancer cases since the Chernobyl disaster.

We need an energy system that can fight climate change, based on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Nuclear power already delivers less energy globally than renewable energy, and the share will continue to decrease in the coming years.

Despite what the nuclear industry tells us, building enough nuclear power stations to make a meaningful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would cost trillions of dollars, create tens of thousands of tons of lethal high-level radioactive waste, contribute to further proliferation of nuclear weapons materials, and result in a Chernobyl-scale accident once every decade. Perhaps most significantly, it will squander the resources necessary to implement meaningful climate change solutions. (Briefing: Climate change - Nuclear not the answer.)

The Nuclear Age began in July 1945 when the US tested their first nuclear bomb near Alamogordo, New Mexico. A few years later, in 1953, President Eisenhower launched his "Atoms for Peace" Programme at the UN amid a wave of unbridled atomic optimism.

But as we know there is nothing "peaceful" about all things nuclear. More than half a century after Eisenhower's speech the planet is left with the legacy of nuclear waste. This legacy is beginning to be recognised for what it truly is.

Things are moving slowly in the right direction. In November 2000 the world recognised nuclear power as a dirty, dangerous and unnecessary technology by refusing to give it greenhouse gas credits during the UN Climate Change talks in The Hague. Nuclear power was dealt a further blow when a UN Sustainable Development Conference refused to label nuclear a sustainable technology in April 2001.

The risks from nuclear energy are real, inherent and long-lasting.

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Despite what the nuclear industry tells us, building enough nuclear power stations to make a meaningful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would cost trillions of dollars, create tens of thousands of tons of lethal high-level radioactive waste, contribute to further proliferation of nuclear weapons materials, and result in a Chernobyl-scale accident once every decade.

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Explosion of a Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. This a major risk factor that Nuclear Plants run. They leak radiation that is harmful to people. There are parts of the Earth that are un walkable due to nuclear explosions and radiation.

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原発爆発と定点カメラNuclear Reactor Huge Explosions and Fixed point Camera

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a Camera that records huge hydrogen explosions of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. and relatively long reel of each explosion. 福島第一原発の映像を捉えたカメラが紹介されています。