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+Counterplan text – the aff actor will use funds for nuclear power to expand renewable energy, develop renewables to replace nuclear in the grid, and phase out nuclear power. The time frame is five years – all current reactors will close by then. |
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+Competition – counterplan is mutually exclusive –the aff ends nuclear power immediately while I phase it out over a longer period of time. CP also competes via net benefits. |
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+Solvency – Nuclear could easily be phased out and cause renewable growth - Naureckas explains the Sanders plan. |
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+When the Washington…of objective truth. |
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+First, renewable storage capacity is growing but the tech is on a curve, it’ll be ready by 2020 Johnson |
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+Worldwide, advanced technologies…installed power capacity. |
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+Second, Industry and infrastructure don’t appear over night – it takes time for renewables to be ready to step in. Davidsson (NOTE – This evidence is talking about a couple of decades to replace all energy / fossil fuels – so it would be faster to just replace nuclear if they ask) |
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+Substituting the entire…a transition period (Moriarty and Honnery, 2009). |
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+Third, Energy growth is exponential but takes time – prefer my evidence because it accounts for how policy makers should approach energy decisions. Davidsson |
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+In a sustained…future energy systems. |