Pandora's Promise Reflection
Pandora's Promise, an
eye-opening documentary, interviews environmentalists and experts. They discuss
how and why they changed their minds from being against nuclear power to being
in favor of it. After watching this documentary, I immediately changed my mind
about nuclear power. I was surprised when I learned that one pound of uranium is
equivalent to about 5,000 barrels of oil when the energy is released. I was
shocked when Gwyeth Craven, author of Power to Save the World, said “If
you add up all fossil fuel combustion in the United States, just from power
plants, the fine particulates alone kill 13,000 people a year. Worldwide 3
million people die a year just from air pollution from fossil fuel plants.” There
has not been a single death from the operation of commercial nuclear reactors
in the United States. After watching this documentary, I came to realize that
media is strongly affecting people’s decisions about nuclear power, who have
little information about the subject. Pandora's Promise contains
information that would be useful to everyone.
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