Nuclear Energy Thesis

Thesis: Nuclear power plants do provide a lot of energy for consumers and it doesn’t harm the environment with its emissions but nuclear waste is too big of a problem to ignore. Nuclear power should not be considered as a dominant alternative energy source until the problems with nuclear waste are solved. Some of the processes that are used to deal with nuclear waste are dangerous and can lead to harmful leaks and exposure to the environment.

A.
1. Introduction and address issues that are involved with nuclear energy and its waste.
2. Maybe ask the reader a few questions to get them to think about the problem.

B.
1. Explain how the processes of nuclear waste are a rising problem
2. Where does nuclear waste go and what is it?

C.
1. The economic issues of nuclear energy
2. Statistics of the start up costs and the cost of decommissioning a nuclear power plant

D.
1. Address the problems again and conclude the paper


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