To whom it may concern,
I am part of an environmental research group at Kearny High Educational Complex in San Diego. Students chose a topic related the environment and studied it throughout the year. My topic is called nuclear energy. We have discovered a lot of interesting information in our research, but there is still a lot to learn. We are hoping that perhaps you could improve our understanding of nuclear energy.
We know that nuclear energy provides 11 percent of the world's electricity, but the uranium and titanium used for nuclear energy contaminate the water. Additionally, aquatic organisms small enough to pass through screens are subject to toxic stress. Fish, seals, shellfish, and turtles can get sucked into the cooling system of a nuclear power plant and die.What could be done to fix this problem?
A large power plant can generate about a million kilowatts of electricity- some more, some less. A small plant generates under 300 MW; whereas, a medium plant generates up to 700 MW. Which one of the above is less harmful to the environment? Although there are many benefits of nuclear energy, we want to know at what level of production the drawbacks limit the plant's positive impact.
According to our research, it has become evident that we need to cut our harmful emissions. Producing zero carbon energy will help cut emissions. People having more energy will improve life quality for everyone around the world. How can people help save more energy? We want to provide people with viable action steps to help reduce our reliance on nuclear energy.
Last but not least, now that you have heard both positives and the negatives, I would like to thank you for your time. I want to thank you for listening to me and keeping an open mind about nuclear energy. Any information you can provide us would be helpful to enhance our project.
Thanks again,
Kiara Pena, Dani del Gizzo, Maria Benitez, and Esteban Ruiz
I am part of an environmental research group at Kearny High Educational Complex in San Diego. Students chose a topic related the environment and studied it throughout the year. My topic is called nuclear energy. We have discovered a lot of interesting information in our research, but there is still a lot to learn. We are hoping that perhaps you could improve our understanding of nuclear energy.
We know that nuclear energy provides 11 percent of the world's electricity, but the uranium and titanium used for nuclear energy contaminate the water. Additionally, aquatic organisms small enough to pass through screens are subject to toxic stress. Fish, seals, shellfish, and turtles can get sucked into the cooling system of a nuclear power plant and die.What could be done to fix this problem?
A large power plant can generate about a million kilowatts of electricity- some more, some less. A small plant generates under 300 MW; whereas, a medium plant generates up to 700 MW. Which one of the above is less harmful to the environment? Although there are many benefits of nuclear energy, we want to know at what level of production the drawbacks limit the plant's positive impact.
According to our research, it has become evident that we need to cut our harmful emissions. Producing zero carbon energy will help cut emissions. People having more energy will improve life quality for everyone around the world. How can people help save more energy? We want to provide people with viable action steps to help reduce our reliance on nuclear energy.
Last but not least, now that you have heard both positives and the negatives, I would like to thank you for your time. I want to thank you for listening to me and keeping an open mind about nuclear energy. Any information you can provide us would be helpful to enhance our project.
Thanks again,
Kiara Pena, Dani del Gizzo, Maria Benitez, and Esteban Ruiz