Laura Wake-Ramos COMM 173

630 7.25.2011

Persuasive Speech
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United States: Consumption over Production

2010 - 91 mil barrels per day 2030 - 116 mil barrels per day

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12 mil barrel/day disparity

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U.S. Petroleum Dependence

The United States should go nuclear
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The Main Issue with:

Foreign Oil Dependence

Our oil edit Master threatens our Click todependence subtitle style national security

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Supporting Unstable Countries

When we buy foreign oil, we are enriching some of our worst enemies. Sen. John McCain

4 million barrels/day = 150 billion barrels/year =

$150 billion per year

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What do we use oil for?

One barrel produces: 19gal of motor gasoline 10gal of diesel

Other products for energy: (Ex. Propane of 42-U.S. gallon barrelfor crude oil = 45 gallons of heat)

petroleum products.
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A Comparison of the:

Advantages of Nuclear Power

Over crude oil and other means of producing energy

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A.

Pollution

Petroleum Does not or Nuclear emissions: Other Means produce air pollution CO2 =

greenhouse gas Due to technology rain CO = acid today:= groundSO2

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level ozone has Most waste low-level of PM = city haze radioactivity Lead + other = severe health

B.

Availability

Wind and Petroleum or Storable Solar: Nuclear and Other Means available when in Good locations needed areas remote

Requires Uranium expensive common metal network system found in rocks

One plant requires large amounts of land

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C.

Independence

Nuclear Would not need to depend on importing

U.S. contains >2% of worlds oil reserves Produced 8% of its uranium for energy Imported 90% from reliable foreign countries:

In 2008, the U.S:

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D.

Efficiency

Nuclear

One uranium pellet equals:

17,000 ft3 of natural gas 1,780lbs of coal 149gal of oil

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A Case Study of:

France and Nuclear Power

The only country to break away from the fossil fuel trend
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energy Comparison: Nuclear 39% of total Only 5 states generate energy Production 50% electricity from

20% of netStates France United electricity from nuclear power 75% of electricity from 8% of total nuclear power

nuclear power: 17% of

electricity from VT, CT, NJ, SC, recycled nuclear and IL fuel

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58 active nuclear reactors

Lowest cost of electricity in Europe

Saves EUR 3 billion per year

Great energy security Frances Benefits from Nuclear Extremely low Power emission per carbon capita

Because 90% electricity from hydro and nuclear

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In Conclusion

The United States should develop its nuclear power industry

Many benefits of nuclear power:

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Reduce dependency on crude oil Reduce pollution

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Nuclear power is 6/6/12 3. the best option to Reduce

End with a thought

How many people have died in a nuclear accident? How many wars have been started, and lives lost over oil-rich land in the past century? Which has more risks?
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U.S. Petroleum Dependence

The United States should go nuclear
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