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Fission

 

            
             We, mini experts on nuclear fission, believe that 20 million dollars should be contributed to help fund further research for nuclear fission. First of all, nuclear energy must be a consideration for the future with the rapidly depleting supply of fossil fuels. This type of energy can be created through nuclear fission.
             Cost and availability of fuel is a considerable factor when dealing with nuclear power. Fission requires an element that can easily split in a particle accelerator, such as uranium or plutonium. The abundance of uranium provides a virtually unlimited supply of fuel for nuclear fission. .
             Furthermore, fission does not produce the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming and acid rain. Although the radioactive waste produced by fission remains highly radioactive for thousands of years, proper funding could help contribute to the research in finding ways to safely dispose of these materials. The price to pay for this research seems trivial in comparison to the price of our planet. .
             Moreover, without nuclear and nonrenewables, we are reliant on our current energy diet of fossil fuels and the consequences of their combustion for global warming. Carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced greatly by shifting the 32% of electricity generated from coal to nuclear. Meanwhile, improvements have been made in monitoring reactors for signs of accidents, and no problems have turned up. In fact, there have been no accidents for twenty years, and with adequate funding, we can even further reduce the chance of an accident. .
             Even with these new, safer reactor designs, we acknowledge that a resurgence in use of nuclear power requires progress in solving the waste disposal problem. However, this progress can only come from adequate funding from which we are inquiring. .
             In conclusion, nuclear fission has not fulfilled its early promise as a cheap, clean, and unlimited source of energy.


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