This video reviews key points as well as pros and cons of nuclear power.
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Several other video clips on nuclear energy are provided along with this clip from the Switch Energy project that could aid an educator implementing this in segments into their classrooms.
Nuclear energy generates about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S., about 80 percent in France, and a smaller amount in most other developed countries, with zero CO2 emissions. Because nuclear energy is so much more powerful than any other energy source, its capacity to generate electricity is huge. But containment and treatment and disposal of spent fuel presents significant cost and public safety issues.
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Consider using the Switch Energy website to have students do a research project on the pros and cons of different types of energy sources. Then, as a class they can create an energy portfolio.
This video clip could encourage student researching other energy sources and comparing / contrasting their pros and cons. This could be followed by [link http://needtoknow.nas.edu/energy/interactive/our-energy-system/] - to see how the U.S. uses energy and where nuclear power falls on the scale.
Another great CLEAN resource is the activity called the Great Energy Debate found at [link http://www.need.org/needpdf/Great20Energy20Debate20Game.pdf]