NUCLEAR ENERGY: PRO AND AGAINST Opinions of Different People on Nuclear Energy David Graham

Idoubt that the world will become dependent on nuclear power (or at least the present form of nuclear power). Nuclear research still continues. The Atomic Energy of Canada Limited organization has been studying that for the past two decades and have arrived at a number of conclusions. By burying nuclear waste 500-1000 meters below the surface in plutonic rock, with multiple barriers to protect the surrounding environment and human health from radioactive decay¹.

By looking at extreme models of environmental damage, ideal loca­tions within and without Canada have been studied, and the amounts of radiation even in the extreme cases are less than 2% of the natural back­ground radiation from Carbon-14 in our bones, astral²radiation, and the Sun itself. It is unfortunate with what happened at Chernobyl. If they had surrounded the reactor with a concrete barrier, it wouldn't have been exposed to the air, and wouldn't have melted³ down. The CANDU reactors have set new standards in Nuclear Reactor technology. Even the backup systems have backup systems. If the money and resources are invested in maintaining safe nuclear power, we can all benefit with­out any danger to the environment.

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