Tournament: Greenhill | Round: 2 | Opponent: West High | Judge: Varad Agarwala
Part 1 is Framework.

The standard is Maximizing Expected Well-being.

First, values are meaningless until they’re experienced by us.
Harris 10
Sam Harris 2010. CEO Project Reason; PHD UCLA Neuroscience; BA Stanford Philosophy.  The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values.”
"all questions of...of all values"

Second, government actions entail trade-offs among citizens that only UTIL can resolve.
Woller 97
Gary Woller BYU Prof., “An Overview by Gary Woller”, A Forum on the Role of Environmental Ethics, June 1997, pg. 10
"all policies entail...address the problem"

Third, prioritize existential risks – extinction is irreversible and destroys future value.
Bostrom 12
Nick Bostrom. Faculty of Philosophy and Oxford Martin School University of Oxford. “Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority.” Global Policy (2012)
"moral uncertainty suggest...any ordinary good"

AND, death is ontologically the worst evil since it destroys the subject itself.
Paterson 3
Department of Philosophy, Providence College, Rhode Island (Craig, “A Life Not Worth Living?”, Studies in Christian Ethics, http://sce.sagepub.com)
"death is evil...a rational manner"

Part 2 is Harms.

Advantage 1 is Cyber.

A major cyber-attack against nuclear power plants is coming now – security is weak.
BBC 15
("Global nuclear facilities 'at risk' of cyber attack"; 10-5-2015; BBC News; http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34423419)
"the risk of...at nuclear plants"

Cyber-attacks cause power plant meltdowns and economic decline.
Oppenheimer 16
(Andy Oppenheimer AIExpE MIABTI is Editor of CBNW (Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Warfare) journal and a consultant in CBRNE and counter-terrorism. He is author of IRA: The Bombs and the Bullets (Irish Academic Press, 2008) and of the CBRN and IEDs module courses for the St Andrews University Certificate in Terrorism Studies; "Not with a bang, but a meltdown – Andy Oppenheimer looks at cyber-attacks on nuclear power plants"; 2-29-2016; CBRNe Portal; http://www.cbrneportal.com/not-with-a-bang-but-a-meltdown-andy-oppenheimer-looks-at-cyber-attacks-on-nuclear-power-plants/)
"among the most...on their list"

Economic decline causes nuclear war.
Harris and Burrows 09
(Counselor in the National Intelligence Council, Member at the National Intelligence Council - Mathew J. Burrows, Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World—an unclassified report by the NIC published every four years that projects trends over a 15-year period, has served in the Central Intelligence Agency since 1986, holds a Ph.D. in European History from Cambridge University, and Jennifer Harris, Member of the Long Range Analysis Unit at the National Intelligence Council, holds an M.Phil. in International Relations from Oxford University and a J.D. from Yale University, 2009 (“Revisiting the Future: Geopolitical Effects of the Financial Crisis,” The Washington Quarterly, Volume 32, Issue 2, April, Available Online at http://www.twq.com/09april/docs/09apr_Burrows.pdf, Accessed 08-22-2011, p. 35-37)
"conflict seem to...a dog-eat-dog world"

Meltdown causes extinction.
Lendman 11
(Stephen Lendman is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization; "Nuclear Meltdown in Japan"; 3-13-2011; No Publication; http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2011/03/13/nuclear-meltdown-in-japan)
"nuclear technology threatens...an apocalyptic event"

Advantage 2 is Biodiversity.

Coastal nuclear power plants will fail.
Roulstone 16
Tony Roulstone 16 (Tony Roulstone, ) China wants a fleet of floating nuke plants, CNN 5-10-2016
"reactors will be...much more difficult"

Power plants contaminate marine mammals – failure exacerbates this.
NIRS 16
NIRS. “Top 11 Reasons to Oppose Nuclear Power”. Web. http://www.nirs.org/nukerelapse/background/toptenreasons.htm. 8/9/16
"reactors release radioactivity...the endangered sea turtle"

Marine mammals are uniquely essential to biodiversity.
Bohle 8
(Robert Bohle, 25 years of experience writing for professional publications specializing in Oceanography, “The Effects of Ocean Pollution on Marine Mammals”, Blue Voice Organization, March 2008, http://www.bluevoice.org/news_issueseffects.php)
"marine mammals are...are marine mammals"

Ocean Biodiversity is key to human survival.
Englart 12
(member of environmental NGOs and community groups for 30 years in Australia, an editor and contributor with Australia Indymedia. Climate Indymedia http://takvera.blogspot.com/2012/01/biodiversity-crisis-habitat-loss-and.html)
"biodiversity is declining...mankind on earth"

Advantage 3 is Terror.

Terrorists will take over power plants and build nuclear weapons – security is weak.
Macfarlane 16
(Allison M. Macfarlane directs the Center for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University, where she is Professor of Public Policy and International Affairs; “How to protect nuclear plants from terrorists”; Energy Post; April 26, 2016; http://www.energypost.eu/protect-nuclear-plants-terrorists/)
"nuclear plants are...stopped by guards"

Terrorists have the capability and motivation – the threat is real.
Cirincione 15
(Joe Cirincione is President of Plougshares Fund, a global security foundation. He is author of Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late, and is featured in the documentary film, Countdown to Zero. He is a member of the Secretary of State's International Security Advisory Board and the Council on Foreign Relations; " The Risk of a Nuclear ISIS Grows"; 10-7-2015; Huffington Post; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-cirincione/the-risk-of-a-nuclear-isi_b_8259978.html)
"it is hard...to build the bomb"

Nuclear terrorism causes extinction.
Myhrvold 14
(Nathan P: chief executive and founder of Intellectual Ventures and a former chief technology officer at Microsoft; Nathan was a postdoctoral fellow in the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge University, and he worked with Professor Stephen Hawking.  He earned a doctorate in theoretical and mathematical physics and a master's degree in mathematical economics from Princeton University, and he also has a master's degree in geophysics and space physics and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from UCLA, Strategic Terrorism: A Call to Action; cco.dodlive.mil/files/2014/04/Strategic_Terrorism_corrected_II.pdf)
"we now have...nationstate would dare"

Advantage 4 is Space.

Countries are increasing their use of nuclear power for space missions.
WNA 16
(World Nuclear Association; “Nuclear Reactors and Radioisotopes for Space”; February 2016; http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/non-power-nuclear-applications/transport/nuclear-reactors-for-space.aspx)
"there is a...including fission reactors"

Nuclear power has a 10 failure rate in space missions.
Grossman 15
(Karl Grossman is professor of journalism at the State University of New York / College at Old Westbury; “NASA's warning - SpaceX crash highlights dangers of nuclear power in space”; The Ecologist; 2nd July 2015; http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/Blogs/2929123/nasas_warning_spacex_crash_highlights_dangers_of_nuclear_power_in_space.html)
"the most serious...the radiation exposure"

Nuclear failure in space creates space debris, exponentially increasing the chance of collisions.
Paradise 15
(Leo: Science Clarified, Encyclopedia of Science; “Does the accumulation of "space debris" in Earth's orbit pose a significant threat to humans, in space and on the ground?”; 1/23/15; Vol. 1)
"cosmos 954 disintegrated...of resulting collisions"

That risks miscalculation and nuclear war.
Byrd 16
(Norman Byrd: a writer for Blasting News; "Space junk collisions could provoke armed conflict, Russian scientists warn"; Blasting News; 1/26/16; http://us.blastingnews.com/news/2016/01/space-junk-collisions-could-provoke-armed-conflict-russian-scientists-warn-00754097.html)
"space junk could...reached a tipping point"

Thus the plan: Countries ought to prohibit the production of nuclear power.
Lucas 12
Caroline Lucas an British politician, and since 2 September 2016, Co-Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, 2-17-2012, "Why we must phase out nuclear power," Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/17/phase-out-nuclear-power
"space junk could...a tipping point"

Part 3 is Solvency.

Global nuclear power is expanding.
Handley 13
(Meg: staff writer for US News; "Emerging Nations To Power Nuclear Energy Expansion Over Next Decade"; 3-25-2013; US News andamp; World Report; http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/25/emerging-nations-to-power-nuclear-energy-expansion-over-next-decade)
"the inherent risk...of their citizens"

Nuclear power is unsustainable and will result in a catastrophe.
Covino 13
(K: independent journalist, BA in English, nuclear power researcher; "The Most Unsustainable Energy Source on Earth"; 6-11-2013; HubPages; http://hubpages.com/politics/Unsustainable-Nuclear)
"with so many...power be banned"

Coal is phasing out – will be non-existent in the next two decades.
Worldwatch 13
(The Worldwatch Institute works to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world that meets human needs; “Clean Energy Poised to Phase Out Coal and Avert Catastrophic Climate Change”; 2013; http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5948)
"new technologies will...fossil fuels obsolete"

Natural gas will replace nuclear power – it’s a key transition to renewables while prices decrease.
Bade 16
(Gavin: editor, writer; "Atoms for green energy: What role should nuclear power play in decarbonization?"; 7-21-2016; Utility Dive; http://www.utilitydive.com/news/atoms-for-green-energy-what-role-should-nuclear-power-play-in-decarbonizat/422985/)
"renewable energy may...with natural gas"

Natural gas is the most environmentally friendly and economical energy supply.
Hanger 13
(John Hanger is a former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. He helped shape the state's policy in the Marcellus Shale natural gas region; "If you care about the environment, you should welcome natural gas fracking"; 7-8-2013; Guardian; https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/08/shale-gas-fracking-good-for-environment)
"the massive supply...displacing it here"

Part 4 is the Under-view.

NEG must reject the resolution, on balance.
NSDA 16
(National Speech and Debate Association; Lincoln Douglas Debate Textbook; 2016; https://www.speechanddebate.org/wp-content/uploads/Lincoln-Douglas-Debate-Textbook.pdf)
"neither debater can...his/her opponent's position"

Lastly, AFF gets RVIs – 

1. AFF flex – NEG has the ability to collapse to either layer so AFF needs the same ability for the 2AR – this outweighs.
   a. 2NR collapse – time skew becomes 6-1 since I cover multiple layers, which makes it impossible to win.
   b. 1AR is too short to read theory compared to the NEG so AFF needs each layer to be reciprocal rather than adding more un-reciprocal avenues.

2. Only NEG can read T because only AFF has a T burden so since AFF can’t reciprocally respond they need the RVI to compensate for NEG’s unique avenue to the ballot.