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by:Daniel Edwards and Gordon Teter
 * Nuclear Energy **

**Problem:** T oday most people in america rely on nuclear energy as there main energy source. Taking energy that is produced in nuclear power plants from that area to use as a power source. This is a good and bad thing. This is a bad thing because it is very dangerous to produce nuclear energy. This is a bad thing because if there is a nuclear explosion which would kill a large amount of people in the town or even state because of nuclear fall out. The good thing is that nuclear energy does not pollute the air with nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, dust or greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.

The solution is that nuclear energy does not produce CO2 emmisions. Fossil fuels produce many emissions that are thinning our ozone layer. More people should swich to nuclear energy to help the atmosphere. Companies should handle the nuclear energy with greater care to make sure that there won't be any explosions, which could potentially kill million of people in that area.
 * Solution:**

Right now the U.S depends on fossil fuels to generate there electricity that 98 percent of Americans depend on. Nuclear power doesn't produce any harmful green house gases to hurt the atmosphere. Fossil fuels produce many emissions that harm the ozone, they will eventually run out, and fossil fuels is a un-renewable resource. Nuclear Energy is a renewable resource, the U.S should take advantage of this and produce more nuclear power plants to create more energy, but keep in mind that they need trained professionals so the plant will not explode.
 * Evidence:**

Physics. the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into nuclei of lighter atoms, accompanied by the release of energy.
 * Nuclear Fusion:**

energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion. media type="custom" key="4939981" width="50" height="39" align="right" Bibliography: Source #1: Arms, Karen. //Environmental Science.// Austin, Texas; Holt, 2008.
 * Nuclear Energy:**

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Scource #4:"nuclear energy." //Dictionary.com Unabridged//. Random House, Inc. 02 Dec. 2009. .

Scource #5:Gavrilas, Mirela. "Nuclear energy." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2009. Web. 2 Dec. 2009.

Source #6:"fission." //Dictionary.com Unabridged//. Random House, Inc. 02 Dec. 2009. .

Source #7:http://www.caerdroia.org/116/nuclear-explosion.jpg

Source #8:http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/PC/RepresentativePhy/Pages/Photoshop/Problem%20Pictures/Nuclear%20Plant.jpg