| The present day world is trying to use different | | | | consumption needs in the United States. However, |
| sources of energy instead of increasing their | | | | in 1979, the nuclear accident that took place on |
| dependency on energy generated through fossil | | | | the Three Mile Island discouraged a lot of people |
| fuels. The United States is seriously considering | | | | from furthering it. Now the government is taking |
| nuclear energy to replace the power generated | | | | a stronger action to bring it back as only that |
| by fossil fuels. This would diversify the energy | | | | seems to be the way out of global warming and |
| sources and also reduce the impact on global | | | | restoring the damage done to the environment. |
| warming. | | | | Also, nuclear accidents have not killed anyone so |
| In the year 2005, the US Congress authorized a | | | | far in the United States. |
| loan of $15.8 billion for nuclear energy power | | | | The problem with radioactive material is they tend |
| plants. Nuclear energy is devoid of carbon, which | | | | to stay in the atmosphere longer and people who |
| is one of the major greenhouse gases causing | | | | come in contact may develop various diseases. |
| global warming. However, setting up a nuclear | | | | The nuclear power plants should be extra cautions |
| power plant takes a lot of time and since it uses | | | | of preventing leaks. The current US President |
| radioactive material, it has to be located in safe | | | | Barack Obama is of the opinion that nuclear |
| places, far from urban areas. | | | | power may drive the future United States and he |
| Currently the present nuclear plants are taking | | | | is completely supporting the cause. Currently |
| care of nearly 20 percent of the power | | | | there are 104 nuclear reactors in the country. |