Investment choice for USA (Nuclear power or Solar energy)
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Investment choice for USA (Nuclear power or Solar energy)
- 2. Nucle ar Powe r Title Layout SUBTITLE V S Solar Ener gy
- 3. “Energy will be the immediate test of our ability to unite this nation... On the battlefield of energy we can win for our nation a new confidence, and we can seize control again of our common destiny”. - James Earl Carter-39th President of the United States of America. Title Layout SUBTITLE
- 5. Industry Nuclear medicine Food and Agriculture Electricity and Jobs
- 6. Domestic facilities Batteries Transportation Electricity and Jobs
- 7. Costs of plants and reactors Possible repairs Taxes and Insurances Costs for the citizens
- 8. Costs of plants Costs for the citizens Instability in prices
- 9. Deforestation Air pollution Catastrophes
- 10. Deforestation Water use Hazardous materials
- 11. Inferences
- 13. Works Cited James Earl Carter-39th President of the United States of America (USA); speech on July 15, 1979; “Myth and reality: Nuclear energy costlier than solar power”; Deccan Herald; Diana S Powers; Web; World Nuclear Association; The many uses of nuclear technology; Web; Pembina institute; Benefits of Renewable energy; Web; The EI Wellspring; Solar Energy Can Be a Health Hazard; Web; CNN; Nuclear power is too risky; Mark Z. Jacobson; February 22, 2010; Web; The Energy Collective; “Nuclear Energy: Mark Bittman's Renewables Delusions”; Jessica Lovering; September 2, 2013; Web; Energy Institute; “Energy Zone”; “Renewable Energy”;