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Excellent Databases

SIRS Researcher This link opens in a new window
Excellent source for pro and con arguments around nuclear energy. If access from home be sure to look up the username and password to access this database.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Look for pro con arguments here!
Science in Context This link opens in a new window
Great information about nuclear energy.

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Stuck? Confused? Want help?

Check in with your librarian or chemistry teacher!

Nuclear Power: The Basics and Energy Production Impacts

NEI Description of a Reactor
Good breakdown with video
How a Reactor Works from Duke Energy
This is from an energy company that is pro-nuclear energy but has a good description of the way reactors work and positive facts about nuclear power.
11 Facts about Nuclear Energy
World Nuclear Association
Description of nuclear power's uses today.
NEI Pro Nuclear Power Fact Sheet with links
Green America: Nuclear Energy Impacts
Con Nuclear Power essay

Economic Impact

The Balance-Economy
pros, cons, and impact
NEI--Economics
Pro power site
Nuclear Power by the Numbers
Pro power site
The True Cost on Nuclear Power
Anti-nuclear power group. Economics article
World Nuclear Association--Economics
Pro site.

Quality of Life

New England Journal of Medicine
Short-Term and Long-Term Health Risks of Nuclear-Power-Plant Accidents
World Nuclear Association
Pro-Nuclear. Safety and security.
New Scientist:
How nuclear accidents affect health
Nuclear Energy Institute--Environmental Safety and Protection

Public Safety

World Nuclear Association--Public Safety
Union of Concerned Scientist--Public Safety Impacts
Excelon Power Company
Energy company's Public Safety pages.
Nuclear Power Plant Safety
This Wikipedia article vetted by LHS chemistry teachers.
Nuclear Energy Institute--Safety Systems
U.S. Nuclear Energy Commission

Political Impacts

North Carolina State-Nuclear Energy Site
Read and explore table of contents on the left-hand side.
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Guardian Article--Fukushima Disaster
European's response to Fukushima disaster.
Economics of Nuclear Power Article World Nuclear Association

Environmental Impacts

Nuclear Energy Institute--Protecting the Environment
Environmental Protection Agency
Great site to explore environmental issues.
Renewable Energy Debate
Site vetted by LHS chemistry teachers.

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