These are devastating -- for a variety of reasons.
Nuclear meltdowns result in severe radiation, which will spread all throughout the nearby areas from where they occurred. This results in not only making the region nearly entirely inhabitable, but also poisoning all nearby life. Essentially, this disaster can have absolutely catastrophic effects.
Because of the many dangers that can come with nuclear issues, many people are hesitant to create more nuclear reactors.
What do you all think -- should we be limiting nuclear reactors, or building more?
Build more. We need more POWA.
ReplyDeleteJust kidding. I think we should focus our efforts on developing renewable energy.
Indeed - renewable energy is the future !!!
DeleteI think we should work on safe nuclear reactors. We could not only work on making reactors that melt down less and have safer meltdowns, but we could also make underground reactors so that even in the event of a meltdown, radioactive stuff doesn't go into the atmosphere and pollute anything.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that nuclear reactors are probably the most realistic approach for energy creation in the US in the near future, especially considering how inefficient and costly it is to power cities with renewable energy (even though this is the more environmentally-friendly option, it's not like all the major US cities are going to suddenly get rid of all their nuclear reactors in favor of this within the next few years). Safe nuclear reactors would help satisfy the country's growing energy needs, prevent the possibilities of meltdowns, and be relatively friendly to the environment which is why they are probably the best option for America at the time. And once scientists are able to find a way to create nuclear fusion reactors that produce significantly more amounts of energy than traditional fission reactors, we would essentially be set in terms of energy (except for when oil is needed)
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