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+====Floating nuke power is shielded from accidents and natural disasters like Fukushima, makes them comparatively safer==== |
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+O'CALLAGHAN, 14 (Jonathan, April 17th, “Are nuclear reactors safer at sea? Floating design for middle of the ocean would be tsunami-proof, claim scientists”, Daily Mail, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2606790/Are-nuclear-reactors-safer-SEA-Floating-design-middle-ocean-tsunami-proof-claim-scientists.html~-~-ghs//sk) |
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+Exposing nuclear reactors to the elements might not seem like the best idea.¶ But |
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+AND |
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+but it could be a very attractive design proposal in years to come. |
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+====Tsunamis on the west coast lead to an apocalyptic meltdown that will affect 2 continents, much bigger than Fukushima==== |
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+Lendman ‘11(Stephen Lendman, a writer, syndicated columnist Harvard BA and a Wharton MBA, “Nuclear Meltdown In Japan”, Rense, March 13, 2011, http://rense.com/general93/nucmelt.htm) |
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+On March 12, Stratfor Global Intelligence issued a "Red Alert: Nuclear Meltdown |
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+AND |
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+, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America. |
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+====THEIR AFF IS HILARIOUS–CHINA AND RUSSIA HAVE MYRIAD MOTIVATIONS TO INVEST IN NUCLEAR POWER–IF THEY CAN’T BUILD FLOATING REACTORS THEN THEY’LL JUST BUILD LAND REACTORS BECAUSE THE NEED FOR ENERGY OUTWEIGHS OTHER CONSIDERATIONS–CHINA BEHAVIOR PROVES==== |
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+Conca 16, Dr. James Conca is a geochemist, an energy expert, an authority on dirty bombs, a planetary geologist and professional speaker. Follow him on Twitter @jimconca and see his book at Amazon.com http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/01/18/china-builds-a-floating-nuclear-power-plant/#107b77fb254a. RFK |
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+China General Nuclear expects to complete construction of this small modular offshore multi-purpose |
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+AND |
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+reactors, molten salt reactors, thorium reactors and large light water reactors. |
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+====Floating reactors safter than land reactors–they’ve been tested and they work==== |
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+Conca 16, Dr. James Conca is a geochemist, an energy expert, an authority on dirty bombs, a planetary geologist and professional speaker. Follow him on Twitter @jimconca and see his book at Amazon.com http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/01/18/china-builds-a-floating-nuclear-power-plant/#107b77fb254a. RFK |
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+Environmental impact is low. Seawater can be used for some of the cooling and |
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+AND |
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+, by the United States, Russia and China in their military applications. |
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+====Land reactors are catastrophic for the environment==== |
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+Wasserman ’10 (Harvey, Senior Advisor and Website Editor at NukeFree.org, on-going grassroots campaign and website working to defeat up to $50 billion in proposed loan guarantees for building new atomic reactors., works w/ petitions for clean energy bills in 2007 garnered over 120,000, information hub providing up-to-the minute news on the most important nuclear power industry battles taking place across the country, works with the environmental / scientific communities to keep musicians, artists and others educated about nuclear and safe energy issues, as well as advising people how they can best impact energy legislation, “Global Warming”, NukeFree, http://www.nukefree.org/facts/global-warming~-~-ghs//sk) |
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+Nuclear power makes global warming worse. ¶ The industry claims its reactors create " |
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+AND |
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+our greenhouse gas problem, atomic energy merely adds an unwanted radioactive dimension. |
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+====Warming is an existential global catastrophe- causes extreme damage to ecosystems, world hunger, water shortages, and disease==== |
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+Shrader- Frechette ’11 (Kristin, Jun 1st, O'Neill Family Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Philosophy, at the University of Notre Dame. She has previously held senior professorships at the University of California and the University of Florida. Most of Shrader-Frechette's research work analyzes the ethical problems in risk assessment, public health, or environmental justice - especially those related to radiological, ecological, and energy-related risks.1 Shrader-Frechette has received the Global Citizenship Award, and the Catholic Digest named her one of 12 "Heroes for the US and the World", published more than 380 articles and 16 books/monographs, “What Will Work: Fighting Climate Change with Renewable Energy, Not Nuclear Power”, Oxford University Press, https://books.google.com/books?id=bbZoAgAAQBAJanddq=shrader-frechette+nuclearandlr=andsource=gbs_navlinks_s~-~-ghs//sk) |
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+Energy problem (4), CC, presents a possible global catastrophe because GHG emissions |
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+AND |
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+that are consistent with the 2009 US National Academy of Sciences’ report. 31 |