Nuclear Energy and the FUTURE

Hello fellow readers! This will be our second to the last post. TT_TT Today, we'll be writing about the future  what will happen if one of us became the president of the Philippines and the prices of oil plummeted to price no one could ever imagine.

IT WON'T END THIS WAY!

Now sit down ((in a circle)) and listen to our story.

Don't do what the bottom-right guy is doing

          In the future, the president of the Philippines owned a hidden kingdom called the--

        *cough* Oops, wrong story. Let me try again.

          One night, there was a father and son who were watching television when suddenly, there was a black out. The son got irritated and asked his father why it happened.

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"Dad, why is there a black-out again?", the son asked.

"Son, it's because of the power crisis our country is going through right now.", the father answered.

"Why is there a power crisis, dad?"

"It's because the global prices of oil plummeted to a price no one ever imagined before." 
"How can this be solved, dad?" 

"Well, son, a lot of people are thinking of opening the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, which had been dormant for the past 30 years. They say it's the only solution to the problem."

"Then why don't they open it, dad? In my Science class, I learned that nuclear energy doesn't emit carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide contributes global warming, so nuclear energy doesn't contribute to global warming. It also doesn't depend on the weather, which is good right?"

"We should also consider its location and the living things in its proximity, you know."

"What do you mean? It only produces a small amount of waste, so what?" 

The son is not a dog, he's a human. *flies*

"The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant or the BNPP is just an 8-minute ride from the 7 km long Morong Beach, which is the nesting place of the marine turtles or pawikan. The small waste it produces is actually radioactive, which is quite dangerous and expensive to dispose. The president also said that he doesn't want to open BNPP; however, he is not closing the idea of reopening it. He also mentioned that this is not the only solution to the problem because there are still solar, wind, and geothermal energies, but he is also aware of the benefits of opening the BNPP and being a newly elected president, he feels the need to address this issue at once. If he opens it, then we could use nuclear energy, which doesn't produce any carbon emissions and avoid the problem of global warming and improve  the quality of air that we breathe. With all that, this would imply the decline of disease and improve the quality of life, but it is very difficult to manage. Irresponsible decisions can lead to accidents at nuclear plants; moreover, if it is misused and put in the hands of the wrong people, then many lives can be lost if a nuclear accident happens. "

"You do have a point there. Wait, is anyone listening to us? I have a gut feeling someone is."

"Well, I hope no one is listening to us."

After a minute, the electricity went back.

"Oh look! There's electricity again!"

"Okay, son. Let's go to sleep. Tomorrow is another day." 

~END~

Thanks for reading our story and see you ((for the last time D: )) in the next post. Sayonara~

References:

http://ofnuclearenergy.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-nuclear-energy.html

http://www.cyberphysics.co.uk/topics/nuclear/advantages_disadvantages_nuclear_power.htm