Tournament: Grapevine | Round: 2 | Opponent: AO | Judge: Victor Wu

MSR CP

1NR

Counter Plan Text:

Text: Countries ought to prohibit the production of nuclear power except molten salt reactors.

Mike Conley and Tim Maloney, April 17, 20'15, "Lets Run the Numbers; Nuclear Energy vs. Wind and Solar", The Energy Reality Project, http://energyrealityproject.com/lets-run-the-numbers-nuclear-energy-vs-wind-and-solar/, Mike Conley is a writer from L.A., California.
The Molten Salt Reactor was invented by Alvin Weinberg and Eugene Wigner, the same
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cheaper than a coal plant, and far cleaner and safer as well. 

Solvency: 

Nuclear power can provide enough energy for millions of years.

Stephen Williams, July 4, 20'16, "How Molten Salt Reactors Might Spell a Nuclear Energy Revolution, ZMEscience, Stephen Williams is a retired software engineer and former technical writer, http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/what-is-molten-salt-reactor-424343/
Although it is sometimes claimed that nuclear power is not sustainable, the truth is
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, which makes up a mere 0.7 of natural uranium.

Extra:

First, MSRs can run with unparalleled safety.

Stephen Williams, July 4, 20'16, "How Molten Salt Reactors Might Spell a Nuclear Energy Revolution, ZMEscience, Stephen Williams is a retired software engineer and former technical writer, http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/what-is-molten-salt-reactor-424343/
The figure above shows one type of MSR design. As shown towards the left
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to both remove undesired fission products and add more fuel to the reactor.

Second, MSRs are much safer than conventional reactors in the face of a terrorist breach

Stephen Williams, July 4, 20'16, "How Molten Salt Reactors Might Spell a Nuclear Energy Revolution, ZMEscience, Stephen Williams is a retired software engineer and former technical writer, http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/what-is-molten-salt-reactor-424343/
MSRs are walk-away safe. They cannot melt down as can conventional reactors
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physically bound to the hardened coolant and do not leave the reactor site.

Third, MSRs can run on existing nuclear waste and leave no traces of long term waste.

Stephen Williams, July 4, 20'16, "How Molten Salt Reactors Might Spell a Nuclear Energy Revolution, ZMEscience, Stephen Williams is a retired software engineer and former technical writer, http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/what-is-molten-salt-reactor-424343/
Conventional reactors use solid ceramic fuel rods containing enriched uranium. The fission of uranium
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rest of the available fuel in these rods to make electricity.

Also, there were no technical reasons why MSRs lost funding after its development in the 1950s.

Bruce Hoglund, November 5, 20'10, "W H Y T H E M O LT E N S A LT R E A C TO R ( M S R ) WA S N OT DEVELOPED BY THE USA", http://moltensalt.org/references/static/downloads/pdf/WhyMSRsAbandonedORNLWeinbergsFiringV3.pdf
'The best way to stop a Revolution is to shoot the leader', or
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why the USA abandoned Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors (MSRs) in 1972.

Coal DA

1NC

Uniqueness

Coal consumption is on a rapid decline now

Krukowska, Ewa, 2015, Bloomberg News reporter covering EU climate and energy policy from Brussels, Global Coal Consumption Heads for Biggest Decline in History, Bloomberg, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-08/global-coal-consumption-headed-for-biggest-decline-in-history
Coal consumption is poised for its biggest decline in history, driven by China's battle
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more stranded coal assets — both mines and coal-fired power plants."

In the absence of nuclear energy, coal and other fossil fuels would be the dominant energy source receiving the most subsidies.

World Nuclear Association, June 2016, "World Energy Needs and Nuclear Power", http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/world-energy-needs-and-nuclear-power.aspx
WEO 2011 also included a "Low Nuclear Case (which) examines the implications
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$240 billion per year in 2035, for 31 of power).

Air pollution kills thousands per day and decreases value to life

Berkeley Earth, 15 (group of scientists dedicated to the study of pollution; "KILLER AIR"; 8/13/15; Berkeley Earth; http://berkeleyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Press-Release-Killer-Air-August-2015.pdf )KW
Berkeley Earth released today a study showing that air pollution kills an average of 4000
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see: http://berkeleyearth.org/air-pollution-overview/. 

Air pollution has the same effect as nuclear winter

Kaiman 14 (Jonathan Kaiman is an Asia correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, reporting from Beijing; China's toxic air pollution resembles nuclear winter, say scientists; 2/25/14; The Guardian; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/china-toxic-air-pollution-nuclear-winter-scientists )KW
Chinese scientists have warned that the country's toxic air pollution is now so bad that
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bring Shijiazhuang the attention it has deserved for a long time."