ARDT is trying to put together new curriculum that will teach Texas middle school students about radioactivity and the importance of safe radioactive waste disposal. We are currently working together with teachers to formulate proper lesson plans that meet with state regulations and at the same time teach our kids about environmental safety, why we use nuclear, and what radioactive waste exactly is. The earlier we start educating, the less ignorant people we have out there, right?
Electrical demand, already straining the grid, is expected to continue rising in the U.S. Technology has played a huge part in that growth. Researchers estimate that a whopping 8% of U.S. electrical consumption is used solely to power personal computers.
I babysit plenty of families that have 3 and 4 computers in their house- each kid has one in their bedroom, one in the office, maybe a laptop here and there, etc. It’s quite astonishing.
Clearly this energy has to come from somewhere. While wind and solar power, also both non-emitters of greenhouse gases, are expected to be increasingly important, we need more, and a more reliable source of power.
That’s where nuclear power comes in. Now that we know what a huge environmental mess greenhouse gases are- and it’s a fact that global warming is in existence, solving the nuclear waste disposal issue is our focus, not whether or not we’re going to use it.