President Trump: The United States will withdraw
From the Paris Climate Accord
ayyo guys
*France and Russia join the Paris Accord*
*Somehow America interrupts it by punching them in the face because Trump withdraws it lol*
*America kicks France repetitively*
*America angrily stares at Russia while panicking*
*America PREPARES guerilla tactics (aka anime moves)
*America USES guerilla tactics (aka anime moves)
*oof*
Jordan: So. You might be wondering what just happened, and that's okay. :D
That small little clip was just a short demonstration of how America signed out of the Paris Accord.
Basically, disregarding Europe's call for better and cheaper nuclear technologies.
And new questions arise:
Is it right to abandon the idea of nuclear innovation? And what are the pros and cons of nuclear energy?
We'll be taking a look at these dilemmas in this documentary.
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Kurzgesagt: Nuclear energy saves lives.
In 2013, a study conducted by NASA, found that nuclear energy has prevented around 1.8 MILLION deaths.
Even if you include the death tolls from Chernobyl and Fukushima,
Nuclear Energy ranks LAST in death per energy units produced.
Bill Gates: In terms of raw figures,
You know: Coal mining, natural gas, more people buy
I mean,
It wasn't far from your natural gas
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Pipe, blew up and incinerated people
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It's important to keep in perspective that
Nuclear energy in terms of a OveRaLL safety record,
IS
BETTER
than other, other energy sources.
Jordan: Wait, nuclear energy saves lives you say?
That's correct!
Contrary to popular belief,
Nuclear energy actually saves more lives than it takes them.
If handled properly, of course. :p
As mentioned in the Kurzgesagt video,
Nuclear energy has saved around 1.8 million lives in over 30 decades. (wow)
Compared to other conventional sources of energy,
Nuclear energy produces more energy AND saves more lives.
You basically get to kill two birds with one stone.
Speaking of more energy, the efficiency of nuclear energy is one of its strong suits.
According to the European Nuclear Society,
Two pounds of COAL can generate eight kilowatts of energy,
While two pounds of OIL can generate twelve kilowatts of energy.
These numbers are pretty impressive.
But when you look at Uranium used in nuclear power plants,
Only two pounds of Uranium can produce 24 MILLION kilowatts!
That's enough to power 720 MILLION American homes for one month.
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Space Obama: I see your problem...
You are lying to us...
You are trying to hide the truth...
Show us...
Now...
Show us...
THE TRUTH!
*Chris should be having a seizure for transition purposes*
*DISCLAIMER: unpleasant photos ahead rip*
Anthony Carboni (Seeker): Radioactive waste is EXTREMELY hazardous to the environment,
And while we can contain and store it,
There's never really been a way to just, be rid of it.
choo choo
Jordan: So, although nuclear power plants create crazy amounts of energy,
The nuclear waste produced afterwards can be life-threatening.
Not only is it hard to get rid of,
But it'll take over a thousand years for it to become NON-LETHAL to any living organism.
That's why we store nuclear waste deep down somewhere in the Earth!
But there's also a chance for the waste to leak into our drinking water sources.
Although, scientists have found a SOLUTION to stop the many effects of nuclear waste:
*insert stranger things theme drop section ayy*
o yea here's the solution (safe btw)
Anthony Carboni (Seeker): You can get leakage out of storage and into the soil or groundwater.
It also takes up A LOT of SPACE!
Over the last few decades, a new process has become popular:
It's called VITRIFICATION
And this is where we mix the waste,
With SUGAR,
And put it into a HEATED ROTATING TUBE,  and then turn it into GLASS.
It's still radioactive,
But it's WAY EASIER to handle and store than liquid waste.
And it also takes up a lot less SPACE,
Because it winds up boiling down all the water volume,
And it doesn't need to be surrounded with CONCRETE when it's buried!
The problem is that the process is CRAZY EXPENSIVE
But, researchers at the University of Sheffield think they know a way to SIMPLIFY the vitrification process.
They've figured out a way to use SLAG from BLAST FURNACES.
It's basically, the waste products from refining metal ore,
INSTEAD OF SUGAR!
So, we would be using WASTE to get rid of WASTE.
And apparently, it works so well in tests,
That it gets rid of up to 90% of the volume of the waste.
Meaning we use much less space to store the stuff
So we're not close to running out of ROOM to keep it in.
spoiler it's robert's dad
Robert: Please introduce yourself.
Robert's Dad: Hi, my name is Bobby Keyes. I am a retired Master Chief.
halo 69 confirmed
December 31st, will mark my 3-year retirement from active duty
After serving 30 years in the United States Navy.
All on (nuclear) submarines!
Robert: Do you think the government should keep on using fossil fuels,
Or should we invest and move on to more prominent resources?
Why or why not?
gotta make your voice quality good before speaking lol
Robert's Dad: ABSOLUTELY.
We need to
Find a better-
Resource... I....
SOLAR
WIND
NUCLEAR POWER!
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They-
We use fossil fuels because that's what we have been using since 1900s.
People have gotten rich, and they continue to stay rich!
That's why we--
We fail to move to other resources.
*laugh?*
guys he forgot to finish his sentence! :O
In my opinion.
Robert: If the government was willing to invest more to nuclear power plants for clean energy rather than coal,
Would you support it?
Robert's Dad: ABSOLUTELY!
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sOoO...
After doing 30 years in submarines, they were all nuclear-powered submarines,
I did serve on six of them.
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With--
With more technology,
M0wr--
Better practices, you know, we could make it just as safe
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As it is for carbon fuel.
Robert: How many incidents have there been in those entire 60 years?
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thanks for fixing voice quality again ay (it's a sequel!)
For the--
For nuclear power,
Ther- there is
On submarines
There's always been close calls, but we've
neV--
Never even lost a life,
We've never lost a nuclear-powered submarine,
We've never had a nuclear meltdown.
SooO.....O_o
I would say, generally,
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Nuclear power in the Navy
Specifically on submarines, has a very excellent batting average.
So_O
130+0 <3
Robert: So you'd say that...
You'd support nuclear energy?
Robert's Dad: ABSOLUTELY!
I mean, if the program is run correctly,
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The training is done well,
Which, it is on a nuclear-powered submarine,
As far as I worked at,
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Safety's paramount,
Procedural compliance,
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Paramount...
You're gonna have a very successful program and...
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I've..
Experienced it for 30 years.
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I believe we can do this for our country.
Robert: Well, hey thank you for your time!
uhhyeyeeee.....
Appreciate it!
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Robert Keyes, right?
Robert's Dad: Yes! (lol his real name)
Robert: mkay
*insert credits segment and my soundtrack playing ayy*
Jordan: Hey guys!
Jordan here.
In summary, nuclear energy SAVES LIVES and it produces much MORE ENERGY than something like fossil fuels.
Although nuclear waste is a problem,
We have come up with methods like VITRIFICATION to not only save space but also keep the nuclear waste inside!
Many people, just like Robert's dad,
Believe that we need to invest into more GREENER,
And more powerful resources such as solar and nuclear energy.
Nuclear energy is better though.
In terms of power AND adaptability.
But that's for another documentary ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
ssohe
There you have it.
We at O.N.N.Y.S. hoped you enjoyed this documentary,
And we hope to see YOU,
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)In the next video.( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Neo: I did captions and subtitles too.
Took about a quarter of my day making this rip
Hope you enjoyed tho (btw i also co-developed the planning template jsyk)
(Neo: Yes, i made this song it took a half a week)
Neo: Effort and creativity is key :D
Robert: I ate my dog
