Nuclear Energy The 20th century saw the use of fossil fuels such as coal, gas, and oil as the predominant sources of energy for our society. But, with their use have come a number of serious problems, such as their limited availability and the question of

Both the reading and the lecture discuss whether '' nuclear energy might provide a good alternative for our future or not. Whereas, the reading passage says that it's an excellent idea to use nuclear energy and provides three reasons, the listener disagrees. He posits that these reasons are not reliable.

In the first place, the reading explains that nuclear energy cost much less to produce compared with the traditional methods of producing energy. Nevertheless, the listener doesn't support this idea, he believes that in order to build a nuclear system the government has to invest a huge amounts of money. In addition, in some countries legislation requires that an extra budget need to be created just to compensate if an accidents happen.

The second, the reading states that nuclear systems are secured for people because their are built under strict measures, in other words, radiation doesn't escape. Notwithstanding, the listener doesn't agree, he claims that perhaps this measure might prevent any future problems, but they are not hundred percent reliable. For instance, PA nuclear accident was an example of this. This was a minor accident that embraced three miles and didn't pose any treats to humans, nevertheless it costed millions of dollars. In addition people psychological status was harm.

The third, the reading posits that radioactive wastes are easily manage. On the other hand, the listener thinks that they're not because they posits a treat to human beings. Even if they are reused for other activities they might produce other elements such as Plutonium that might poisons people. These waste materials are also bury and they represent a danger to the environment.