Nuclear power Vs Natural Gas

My first arguments will be promoting Nuclear power, and a few comparisons, then I will attack natural gas. *pft* *ew stinky* XDC1: Nuclear power is clean energy (shower time)Nuclear power is regulated by the epa [1] It has no emissions when in the fission process, and the "smoke" is actually steam. [1, 2] It only emits population indirectly (mining uranium). Although not renewable, it is sustainable and green. [2, 3] Some newer in development reactors are are very sustainable and would power us for 5 billion years! [2, 4] That is the lifetime of the sun btw. [5] Another type of reactor takes the uranium from sea water, and this amount replenishes and never runs out, so would in fact be essentially renewable. [3, 6] One misconception is the waste is bad for the environment. The waste is easily containable and actually is being safely contained today. [7] Nuclear power is clean, and this is comparable to other power sources like solar, but function at much more higher efficiencies. [7] Also the goverment is pressing for greener energies, and nuclear is on the page for a green energy. [8] Now, the claims about nuclear power being dirty is false as they cannot emit CO2 and other gases directly, and if need be I will pull up stats showing they even emmits less then solar!C2: Nuclear power is safe (no green hands)Nuclear power plants are very durable and rarely break down, and their safety record compares to other energies. [9, 10] One argument is terrorists attacks, they have safeguards preventing this and other security systems. [9] Also its never happened. [9] Also the plant will not explode as the uranium is only enriched to a 5% level. Their newer reactors usually have competent workers and are safe when the workers do their "thing". [11] The safety of nuclear power is great!C3: The dangers of gas: fracking (yes that's how you spell it)Fracking/fracing have many environmental concerns such as ground water pollution and risks to air quality from releasing gases. [12] Studies show that fracking has hurt Colorado's air quality. [13] This epa site shows that in wyoming they took samples of a aquifer and it had contamination of fracing chemicals. [14] The industry claims safety to the water, but the epa and other people point to studies showing it pollutes the ground water. [15] At first the poor water was a mystery, the epa finally found the source: natural gas fracking. [15] Another study shows fracking makes water from the sink flammable! [16] So the way you get gas is well dangerous. C4: Dangers if gas pollution Natural gas is the cleanest fossil fuel, but does emit a fair amount of CO2. [17] It emmits more CO2 and carbom monoxide then oil. [17] There are regulations on the buisness as their pollutants well polute and case cancer. [18] The actual plant of natiral gas is a significant poluter and causes many global warming problems, [19] The polution from gas is enough to dow a bad image over the substance. [20]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I. Compare emmisons source: http://tinyurl.com...Natural gas has almost as many polutants directly as coal, and nuclear has none. Indirectly, making plants, mairnence, other costs are shown in white. Nuclear has the least maximum white, and the second lowest minimum per year. Nuclar power is green. II. Compare costs source: http://tinyurl.com...The point is if younotice gas is much higher then nuclear, even coal. But nuclear is the cheapestof all the Fossil Fulels. So my point is gas is much more expensive per killowatt hour. ~~~~~Conclusion~~~~~Nucleat power is a supeior power source then gas due to costs, enviromental effects, and he dangers of gas fracking. I also debunked th emyth of unsafe nucar power, and gas may be more unsafe! remember, the polutants from natural gas cause cancer. [18] The point is gas is not the best power source, nuclear trumps is in almost any way conceivable, I urge a PRO vote.[Sources]http://tinyurl.com... [1]http://tinyurl.com... [2]http://tinyurl.com... [3]"Breeder reactors: A renewable energy source" American Journal of Physics [4]http://tinyurl.com... [5]http://tinyurl.com... [6]http://tinyurl.com... [7]http://tinyurl.com... [8]http://tinyurl.com... [9]http://tinyurl.com... [10]http://tinyurl.com... [11]http://tinyurl.com... [12]http://tinyurl.com... [13]http://tinyurl.com... [14]http://tinyurl.com... [15]http://tinyurl.com... [16]http://tinyurl.com... [17]http://tinyurl.com... [18]http://tinyurl.com... [19]http://tinyurl.com... [20]