| Surprise! Nuclear Plants Are All Around
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| | home. After all, Chernobyl is a long way
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| You
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| | off in a country most have never even
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| 21st May 2006
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| | heard of. Still, most would be surprised
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| Author: Richard Monk
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| | to learn that there are so many plants in
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| Given all the talk about energy concerns,
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| | the United States that a similar meltdown
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| few mention nuclear power as an
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| | would be devastating.
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| alternative. It already provides a chunk
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| | Determining what states use nuclear power
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| of our energy needs, though most do not
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| | can be difficult. Since power generation
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| realize this fact.
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| | is shared across state lines, it is
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| Surprise! Nuclear Plants Are All Around
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| | reasonably to assume a vast majority of
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| You
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| | states, if not all, use nuclear power to
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| Nuclear energy is one of those hot button
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| | some extent.
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| issues that get peoples dander up.
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| | What we can define, however, is which
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| Ambivalence rarely seems to be an option.
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| | states have nuclear power plants located
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| You are either in favor of using it as a
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| | within their borders. There are currently
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| power production resource or you are not.
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| | thirty-one states that have power plants
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| The odd thing, however, is that most
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| | in one form or another. They are:
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| people only argue in the abstract. Those
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| | Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California,
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| in favor argue about the energy produced
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| | Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
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| and getting off oil. Those against it
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| | Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland,
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| argue about the risks in light of the
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| | Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
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| disaster at Chernobyl, the risk of
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| | Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New
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| terrorist attacks and what to do with the
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| | Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North
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| radioactive waste.
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| | Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
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| Interestingly, nobody seems to bring up
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| | Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont,
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| the fact that nuclear energy is used in
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| | Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
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| many locations in the United States,
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| | Obviously, this means there are 28 states
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| often just outside of major cities. For
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| | that don't have nuclear power plants.
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| instance, the San Onofre Nuclear Power
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| | While that may make you feel comfortable,
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| Plant hangs over the ocean about 30
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| | keep in mind that the devastation caused
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| minutes north of San Diego and 45 minutes
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| | by a meltdown is primarily a result of
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| south of Los Angeles. This area is also
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| | radiation shooting up into the atmosphere
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| prone to earthquakes with "the big one"
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| | and being carried off by winds. In the
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| prophesized to hit every five years or
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| | case of Chernobyl, even countries such as
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| so. Get into an argument, for or against,
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| | the U.K. received radiation fallout.
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| in Los Angeles or San Diego and not one
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| | Richard Monk is with - a site with facts
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| person will mention the plant.
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| | about everything. Visit us to read more
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| It is easy to argue about nuclear power
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| | about energy facts.
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| when the plants are not located near your
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