Nuclear Energy GSSS 2010 Debate: Difference between revisions

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+{{GSSS 2010}}
 ==Topic Brainstorm==
-Is nuclear energy a solution to the energy crisis?
+<b>Resolved: Nuclear energy production should not be a part of the US energy supply.</b>
+<b><u>*Format:</u></b>
+:Introduction - Moderator - 3 minutes
+:Opening Arguments - 5 minutes
+:First Rebuttals   - 3 minutes
+:Back and Forth  -  Max 1 minute per team
+:At 25 Minute Mark....
+::Closing Statements- 2 minutes
+:Wrap Up - Moderator - 1 minute
+:: Each round keeps the same A->B order decided by coin at the beginning of the debate
+<b><u>*Affirmative:</u></b>
+<i>Critical readings & resources</i>
+--From [http://www.ieer.org/ The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research • IEER]
+[http://www.ieer.org/carbonfree/CarbonFreeNuclearFree.pdf Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy]
+<span style="color:#FF0000"> [WARNING: link is to full text, 257 pgs.] </span>
+[http://www.ieer.org/reports/Renewable_electric_system-Makhijani2009.pdf The Technical and Economic Feasibility of a Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free Energy System in the United States, Arjun Makhijani. March 4, 2009]
+[http://www.nature.com/climate/2008/0810/pdf/climate.2008.103.pdf Nuclear isn't necessary, from Nature Reports Climate Change]
+--From [http://www.helencaldicott.com/index.htm Caldicott, H.]
+[http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2010/03/03/2835725.htm Nuclear energy: money can't buy love] by David Noonan, ABC (Aus), 3 March 2010]
+--From Union of Concerned Scientists: A Resurgence of Nuclear Power Poses Significant Challenges
+[http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_power/nuclear_power_and_global_warming/nuclear-resurgence.html]
+--Natural Resources Defense Council: New Nuclear Power Plants Are Not a Solution for America's Energy Needs
+[http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/plants/contents.asp]
+[[Media:ThermoLimits.pdf‎| Thermodynamic limitations to nuclear energy]]
+<b><u>*Negative:</u></b>
+<i>Critical Readings and Resources:</i>
+[http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/application/pdf/unitedstatescphaccord_app.1.pdf US Pledge to Copenhagen Accord]
+[http://sites.nationalacademies.org/Energy/Energy_043338 National Academy of Sciences: America's Energy Future]
+[http://web.mit.edu/nuclearpower/ MIT's The Future of Nuclear Power]
+[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TXN-4XGBG60-2&_user=56761&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F2010&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1403052854&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000059541&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=56761&md5=bf1816498a73a33710e3398d61127b17 Role of nuclear energy to a future society of shortage of energy resources and global warming]
+[http://globalchange.mit.edu/files/document/MITJPSPGC_Reprint_10-3.pdf Potential climatic impacts and reliability of very large-scale wind farms]
+[http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es801747c Net Radiative Forcing from Widespread Deployment of Photovoltaics]
+[http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/liquid-fluoride-thorium-reactors Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors: An old idea in nuclear power gets reexamined]
+[http://www.nei.org/filefolder/Infographic_-_Land_Needed_by_Wind_and_Solar.jpg Land Needed by Wind and Solar]
+[http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/gl0613/2006GL026780/ Three Gorges Dam affects regional precipitation]

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