Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release energy to generate heat, which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power station. Since plans for a nuclear power plant at Carnsore Point in County Wexford were dropped in the 1970s, nuclear power in Ireland has been off the agenda. Ireland gets about 60% of its energy from gas, 15% from renewable and the remainder from coal and peat. Proponents argue that nuclear energy is now safe and emits much less carbon emissions than coal plants. Opponents argue that recent nuclear disasters in Japan prove that nuclear power is far from safe.
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Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but with more oversight and rigorous adherence to safety procedures along with proper knowledge of how to dispose waste safely to prevent accidents and to ensure safety of citizens, while we invest more into cleaner, renewable energy resources.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but with more oversight and rigorous adherence to safety procedures along with proper knowledge of how to dispose waste safely to prevent accidents and to ensure safety of citizens, while we invest more into renewable energy sources.
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Yes, but with more oversight and rigorous adherence to safety procedures and with proper knowledge of how to dispose waste safely to prevent accidents and to ensure safety of citizens, while we increase investment into cleaner, renewable energy sources.
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@8ZSR5NL3yrs3Y
Yes, with more oversight and rigorous adherence to safety procedures (i.e. proper knowledge of how to dispose waste safely) to prevent accidents and to ensure safety of citizens. However, renewable energy sources (i.e. wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, etc.) should be prioritized first.
Deleted4yrs4Y
No, either leave it up to the states or privatize energy in general
@8Q2SF7C4yrs4Y
If it is in a maintained environment, not in the desert with animals or other people.
@92XHX9V3yrs3Y
depends on what the energy is being used to produce
@9334YP33yrs3Y
Yes, in principal, just as soon as we figure out safer ways of disposing of the nuclear waste that it produces. Until then, we should increase investment into fossil fuels.
@924MYCK2yrs2Y
Yes, but with more oversight and rigorous adherence to safety procedures to prevent accidents and to ensure safety of citizens. However, renewable energy sources (i.e. wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, etc.) should be prioritized first.
@9347VY43yrs3Y
In what way? For weaponry? Not really
@8W733KH3yrs3Y
Yes, if it’s safe for citizens
Deleted4yrs4Y
Yes, with better oversight.
Deleted4yrs4Y
Yes, with more oversight.
@8HWR3954yrs4Y
I don’t have enough knowledge about this to form an opinion
@8TP6QKS3yrs3Y
No, we should invest more in fossil fuels until we develop safer ways to dispose of nuclear waste
@8VYLX9V3yrs3Y
It depends if it is a crisis at hand that needs to be taken to these extreme measures of using nuclear weapons.
@8BYVY6B4yrs4Y
im half and a half because it does help and is much safer but at the same time we need something thats even more healthy and safe
@8FHD7434yrs4Y
not informed enough to make decision
@8HW56ZF4yrs4Y
Only if absolutely needed
@8LM7ZBK4yrs4Y
Yes because it would be very difficult to have the U.S. with only clean energy.
Deleted4yrs4Y
Yes and No depends on what it's being used for.
@8MNYGHJ4yrs4Y
yes i support nuclear energy based in plutonium and thorium becuase it produces more energy than uranium and less waste
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but more oversight and rigorous following of safety procedures is needed to avoid accidents and to ensure safety of citizens so long as it can be guaranteed as safe and the waste is safely disposed.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but with more oversight and rigorous adherence to safety procedures to prevent accidents and to ensure safety of citizens, and with proper knowledge of how to dispose waste safely, while we invest more into renewable energy resources.
@8Z659VG3yrs3Y
Yes, if the right person uses it
@3BFHHKN4yrs4Y
Yes, but with current technology to make them safer without the waste that the current ones leave.
@heatherdvdprincess4yrs4Y
Yes, measures have been taken so it is now one of the safest sources of energy.
@8QG5XSM4yrs4Y
only in places where they have shortages at peak power consumption
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@tasibuttel3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as it is safe for our environment
@8XHNZZH3yrs3Y
Honestly i do and i dont
@8TGVTS33yrs3Y
Yes, but we should be looking into other clean energy sources, too.
@8ZK5HYT3yrs3Y
Yes, let the free market determine the best energy sources
@8WRL5Q93yrs3Y
Yes, with litter tax payer money. And not in the hands of the government and lobbyists.
@8CYNLQJ4yrs4Y
I need to research on the subject more.
@8HJP9WN4yrs4Y
Yes, if we invest more into the research of nuclear power and reach a system that is very safe like TerraPower (founded by Bill Gates) is doing.
@8GSSFLN4yrs4Y
Yes, but at the same time, look into cleaner alternatives because nuclear energy does not cause the amount of carbon emissions to drop.
@8ZGPKM93yrs3Y
yes because it could come to extreme and we could get damaged and destroyed by other nuclear weaponized areas
@6VWJ8PP3yrs3Y
yes but also hydroelectric, thorium, and geothermal
@BaylorBlum4yrs4Y
No because there are other humane ways to handle our problems
@8ZGPKQP3yrs3Y
If someone like another state is using nukes for bad reasons and another state helps by using nukes to them? then yes.
@8TVYZQL3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as it is carefully watched and used safely.
@7KCBJ6J4yrs4Y
We should use nuclear along with other cleaner and alternate energy like wind, hydroelectric and geothermal.
@7KCBJ6J4yrs4Y
Yes, we should use nuclear along with other cleaner and alternate energy like wind, hydroelectric and geothermal.
@kgtiberius4yrs4Y
Yes, if it is locally practical; moreover, we should invest more in decentralized micro-grids, battery technology, and cleaner alternatives such as solar, wind, geothermal, and fusion.
@MilesBHuff4yrs4Y
Yes, and nuclear power should become our primary means of energy production
@7RGBCQB4yrs4Y
Yes, I'd prefer thorium nuclear.
@78S5M874yrs4Y
until we invest into cleaner solutions.
@7W3SBDC4yrs4Y
Yes, but with iron-clad regulation and not allow company lobbyists to dilute them.
@8BYQSPN4yrs4Y
yes, as long as no body is in danger of death or injury
@89CDM9C3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for plants that don't produce nuclear waste.
@8CMYYVX4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as it does not interfere with with any local, state and federal land reserved for public use.
@8CNT65N4yrs4Y
Yes, but only after enough research so it can be done in the safest way.
@8CQ4NFX4yrs4Y
Yes , I believe that it is possible but it should go through a trial run to see how safe it is and to see if there might be any issues with using nuclear energy.
@8CW635T4yrs4Y
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@8CYKLWK4yrs4Y
Yes and no it just depends the reasons why the nuclear weapons want to be used. It has to have reasonable cause .
@8CV6FZ54yrs4Y
Ask the people who will be using the power in question.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, and we should also increase investment in renewable alternatives such as wind, hydroelectric, thorium and geothermal.
@8D3CNCH4yrs4Y
Yea u would if it was more safe
@8DJ2T9G4yrs4Y
yes as it is use safetly
@RickStewart3yrs3Y
I support the free market deciding what kind of energy is created and at what cost. If there is pollution involved, the government should tax it, in order that no one be exposed to it without just compensation.
@8DKB3WK4yrs4Y
Depends if something really bad happens and we need it.
@8DJQ5JK4yrs4Y
yes, but the government should keep in mind public safety
@8DR2W8T4yrs4Y
Yes but it should be heavily regulated not only by the U.S government, but internationally governments should have a say on how to regulate the construction of nuclear weapons.
@8FDYQN34yrs4Y
Yes, if advanced nuclear technology can have a safe, environmentally considerate, material impact on accelerating the healing of our world, we must consider it.
@8FSLGMY4yrs4Y
I have mixed answers. so I can't answer.
@8FY3V9N4yrs4Y
yes unless it is hurting the earth and people in any way
@8FZ6TMX4yrs4Y
Yes, it is a cleaner use of energy and doesn't pollute the air as much.
@riddlecongress4yrs4Y
4th Generation Nuclear power will propel the US to the top of the greenest, cleanest, and safest energy production country. We need a state of the art upgrade to our energy infrastructure and 4th Generation Nuclear power is the wave of the future. Wind and Solar are inefficient, costly, and the materials used to create the panels and blades are hazardous to the environment. 4th Gen Nuclear has little to no waste, can run for 25 years without having to be refueled, and are self-contained so there is no risk of a Chernobyl or Fukushima like crisis. In addition, they can be built to a micro-form factor reducing the footprint of the plant. There is no need for massive superstructures that were previously built in the mid-1900s.
@8QPG4TW4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as safety requirements are maintained and strictly enforced.
@8GFV2CC4yrs4Y
I dont have much knowledge in this subject...
@8GMR5G74yrs4Y
No, we should invest in cleaner alternatives such as wind, hydroelectric, thorium, and geothermal because if a nuclear meltdown were to happen, big negative events such as moderate amounts of casualties and cancer from nuclear radiation would occur, and those are just examples of SMALL nuclear meltdowns! Remember Chernobyl? Yes, it was caused from user error, but very large and very catastrophic nuclear meltdowns similar to that one could still occur in many of the nuclear power plants dotted around the planet, in fact, in some areas afflicted by the Chernobyl disaster, people are still being… Read more
@8HJJYYL4yrs4Y
Yes, but move nuclear reactors underground to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks on them and the consequences of nuclear disasters
@8HJ76X44yrs4Y
It depends on if the parents want it or not.
@8HQP6RT4yrs4Y
We need more research for better versions of what we have now, I believe we're creating too much nuclear waste for it to be sustainable.
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@8HL5YXT4yrs4Y
nuclear energy 2 drawbacks one is the fallout that will render land around it useless the other is the united states does not have any long-term storage and does not have a way to reuse nuclear waste as of the time I am writing this.
@8J358MM4yrs4Y
Don’t understand Nuclear Energy.
@8JPFDDC4yrs4Y
I dont have interest in this topic enough to choose.
@8JN5ZTL4yrs4Y
It should be a last resort, and the public should have a vote in order for it to be used.
@8JRFRHX4yrs4Y
Yes, and drastically reduce regulations to allow nuclear power to become more profitable.
@8K6X9Q84yrs4Y
Yes, but needs to be supervised often without anything could happen.
@8KLLCKT4yrs4Y
Yes, though with heavy regulation and while introducing incentives for renewable energy sources that wont negatively impact the environment.
@8KH79S24yrs4Y
No I do not because radioactive waist can be harmful for humans.
@8KS5B7Q4yrs4Y
I don't fully understand this topic but I think nuclear energy should only be used to protect, and even then there should be rules and regulations to minimize loss of life. To put it simply the first use act; where you agree to not attack first.
@8KRSKYV4yrs4Y
Yes and no it deppends on the situation.
@8L2DQDJ4yrs4Y
Yes if they can find better ways to dispose of waste
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