New Things I Learned From Editorial

My editorial was based on the prospect of nuclear power as an alternative source of energy from an objective standpoint from an LA Times writer. I had previously thought that nuclear energy was a major altnerative to our limited supply of fossil fuels. However, this write made very strong points against nuclear energy. I learned about many of the risk factors of nuclear energy, and the major problem that I was already somewhat aware of: what to do with the radioactive waste from nuclear fission that remains toxic for thousands of years. Perhaps most importantly in the short-term is the cost, like so many other modern energy alternatives. It would cost far too much and take far to long to update the nuclear power grid to make any significant changes in global warming or our need for energy. I will definitelty investigate this issue further.