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“Not in my back yard” a quote said by John F. Kennedy. He said it because they started to build more nuclear power plants. He didn’t want its waste in his back yard or the energy being made in his back yard. He didn’t want it in his back yard and I don’t want it in my back yard. A president said he didn’t want nuclear power so would you agree with him? Maybe right well this why he didn’t like it. Nuclear power is to expensive, creates dangerous waste and takes to long to build.

The waste created by nuclear power plants is radioactive. Which can kill if exposed to large amounts. Cost is to high to buy and build it. Meltdowns are a terrible event. They don’t happen often but are possible and dangerous. See nuclear power is not a good economic choice but if this doesn’t even begin to convince you keep reading.

Nuclear power is expensive. A nuclear power plant built in 1996 costed 8 billion to build. Way more than most people make in their life. The waste they make is radioactive and expensive to store or dispose of properly. Then again who really wants to handle radioactive waste. If a plant is shut down for various reasons to clean the core of the reactor could cost 50 trillion or possibly 623 billion. Imagine that for a four reactor plant. Now thats a lot of money.

Nuclear power plants can have meltdowns. Scientists did an experiment that if a full complete meltdown happens in a moderate populated area it could kill 3,000 people, and cause 45,000 cases of radiation sickness and continue with birth defects. So it affects the next generation and next. Remember moderate populate area imagine a place like New York having this happen could be a national tragedy. Radiation sickness is not able to kill you unless its a strong of a case or you don’t get proper medical attention. So don’t worry about that. Meltdowns happen when the fuel rods are not covered by water and they over heat. It does happen but there is a secondary water system just in case the first fails. They possibly could leak radiation to their surroundings but that only happens in certain events of a meltdowns. Meltdowns are always a possibility to think about.

Nuclear power plants take to long to build. The one in 1996 that costed 8 billion took 23 years to build. Long time right. Some parts built or placed can be faulty and fail. Usually water valves. The construction periods in the U.S. and Europe have lengthened. Witch means takes longer to build now than like 30 years ago.

Some people say nuclear power is a great economic solution. It is able to produce more power than a wind farm with a example of 1500Sq. ft to a nuclear power plant with 150Sq. ft. However it creates dangerous waste that is radioactive. Its able to produce jobs in a time where unaployment is a problem. True but they have to do a lot of tests, and the hours are long, and can be dangerous. Scientists say meltdowns usually don’t happen and extra measures are taken to prevent them. They can still happen if a lot of problems happen at ounce, and the people at the control panel are tired or new to the job.

Its clear nuclear power is expensive, creates dangerous waste, and takes to long to build. We can use many things to create energy but lets not use nuclear energy. You can send a email to your legislator and tell him/her not to support plans for nuclear power plants in congress. Your children will love not having nuclear waste in their back yard and not growing up in the shadow of radioactive power plant. Also no having to grow up with possible risk of radiation sickness also.