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-Merriam Webster dictionary defines prohibit as: “to make (something) impossible to do.” |
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-Thus, the Affirmative must defend a complete and unconditional shutdown of all nuclear plants – otherwise it is still possible to produce nuclear power, and they are not Affirming the resolution. |
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-The world relies on nuclear power – prohibiting it would create a global energy crisis. |
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-World Nuclear Association. "Nuclear Power in the World Today." World-Nuclear.org, Aug. 2016, www.world-nuclear.org/ information-library/current-and-future-generation/ nuclear-power-in-the-world-today.aspx. Accessed 28 Sept. 2016. |
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-The first commercial … for grid stability. |
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-Thus the Counterplan: Countries will phase-out the production of nuclear power. |
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-A phase out is different than a prohibition – 3 warrants: |
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-1. A phase out gets rid of nuclear conditionally and over a long period of time. A prohibition, on the other hand, is unconditional, as proven in my observation 1. |
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-2. Real world examples prove that the two are distinct – take the case of the nuclear phase-out in Sweden. |
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-Plumer 6-17 |
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-Brad Plumer, “Sweden decides it’s not so easy to give up nuclear power” on June 17, 2016, 9:40 a.m. ET http://www.vox.com/2016/6/17/11950440/sweden-nuclear-power |
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-A 2015 study … a future boom. |
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-3. Even in instances not related to nuclear power, the two terms are recognized as distinct. |
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-Eastman, Kristin. "6 Important Facts About the DOE Ruling on Fluorescent Magnetic Ballasts." SFEG, 12 Sept. 2014, www.sfeg.com/blog/ 6-important-facts-about-the-doe-ruling-on-fluorescent-magnetic-ballasts. Accessed 28 Sept. 2016. |
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-Fact #3: This … installations as well. |
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-We have 100 solvency – the CP still stops the production of nuclear power, all we have to do is win that the methodology is superior. |
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-Net Benefits: |
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-1. We avoid a global energy crisis. |
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-2. We avoid the Coal DA because we allow time for renewables to be developed enough to replace nuclear. |
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-All countries that are making transitions away from nuclear, which is the end goal of the Affirmative, are doing it through phase outs, such as in Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. |
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-Even opponents of nuclear power concede that a phase out is the best option. |
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-Time for Change.org. "Nuclear power phase-out pros and cons." Time for Change.org, timeforchange.org/nuclear-power-phase-out-pros-and-cons. Accessed 28 Sept. 2016. |
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-Survival of human … exactly this market. |