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Essay Archive - The Nuclear Power Debate
The Nuclear Power Debate
In 1953, nuclear energy was introduced into America as a cheap and
efficient energy source, favoured in place of increasingly scarce fossil fuels
which caused air pollution. Its initial use was welcomed by the general public,
as it was hoped to lower the price of electricity, and utilise nuclear power for
it's potential as a resource, not a weapon. However, as people became aware of
the long term dangers involved in storing nuclear waste, it's use was criticised.
Two accidents, at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, demonstrated to the world
the enormous risks involved in producing nuclear power....
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