Presenter: Joshua Sanderson
Date: Monday December 7th
Reading
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students/waste.html
http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/docs/radwaste/index.html
http://www.radwaste.org/
Expected Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course a fully engaged student should be able to:
-Identify and discuss the positive and negative aspects involved with using nuclear power as an energy source.
-Identify key sources and leading causes of radioactive waste.
-Identify reasons to allow actions with radioactive waste byproducts to continue.
-Identify reasons to ban actions that create radioactive waste.
-Discuss the harmful effects radioactive waste has on our environment.
-Formulate a personal opinion regarding creation of radioactive waste and justify/qualify their own opinion.
Discussion Questions
Are there some good things that outweigh harmful effects of radioactive waste?
Should our government (or other governments) be allowed to participate in practices that created radioactive waste?
Should the government be allowed to put a radioactive waste dump anywhere they like?
What is your opinion of creating radioactive waste? Acceptable? Not acceptable? Both? Neither?
Has your opinion changed as a result of this presentation?
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