Nuclear Energy Controversy: The Issue Of Global Warming

When discussing the topic of Global Warming many questions are thrown up in the air. There are some scientific uncertainties and political controversies that follow this topic. For starters, there are those that generalize the description of Global Warming as the Earth crumbling. On the other hand, there are others who are not frighten by the idea of Global Warming and do not believe there is anything to worry about. In addition, alternatives and responses to this issue are up for debate. There are many factors to this issue that do not have final answers, however, what can be agreed upon is the fact that the Earth is getting warmer. Now some may ask why the Earth is getting warmer. There are two general answers for this, natural causes and human-generated factors and even then the answer is not as simple. When looking at Global Warming as an issue, the problem of greenhouse gases are introduced and because of this, nuclear power has been suggested as an alternative (USA Today Magazine, 2005). Greenhouse gases, which includes CO2 emissions, have a direct correlation with the increase of …show more content…
The answer is because nuclear power has some alarming cons that contribute to the hesitation of it becoming a solution for Global Warming. For starters, the radioactive waste produced by nuclear reactors must be stored properly. The waste produced is extremely hazardous and if not done properly can leak radiation. This risk is alarming to all natural lives on the Earth. Any sort of radiation leak can have devastating effects on people. This includes vomiting, diarrhea and fatigue. Therefore, intense precaution must be taken when considering nuclear power as an alternative. These waste can also be used to make nuclear weapons. Risk is then taken because if this waste is left in the wrong hands, the country and places surrounding it are potentially in danger (Conservative Energy Future,